In the past two days, the Philippines has become "more and more courageous" in the South China Sea, relying on the combined fleets of the United States, Japan, Italy, Australia and other countries behind it. On June 17, armed men were dispatched in six speedboats in an unprecedented attempt to forcibly break through the mainland coast guard blockade!
However, what is a little ironic is that this time the Philippines, which originally thought that it was good to enjoy the shade with its back against a big tree, hit its head and broke its blood! Not only was it intercepted by the Chinese mainland coast guard commandos, but even 8 guns were confiscated, and a soldier lost a finger!
It's like a guy saying, "Can you move my finger and try it?" ”
It just happened to move one!
In fact, for this incident, we can be very sure that it is an action by the Philippines and the United States, Japan and other countries to test the bottom line of the mainland!
The mainland's coast guard formation did not flinch in the slightest in the face of the Philippine action, and directly slapped the Philippines viciously! And the joint fleet of the United States, Japan, Australia and Italy, which the Philippines originally thought could be a backer, did not even show its head! After all, in the South China Sea, in addition to a large number of frigates and coast guard ships, even the mainland's new amphibious landing ship and the navy's heavy weapon 055 have been pre-deployed in a structured manner!
You must know that the combat radius of 055 is completely equal, and even exceeds the combat radius of American aircraft carrier-based aircraft! 3 ships with nearly 500 hanging hair, I'm afraid the US aircraft carrier battle group will not be able to eat and walk around!
So why is the Philippines so "brave" recently? And what does the South China Sea mean to us?
In fact, we need to look at these two issues from a strategic perspective!
First of all, why is the Philippines so "brave" recently?
In fact, this is largely a result of the instigation of the United States and Japan! And the most fundamental reason is that the United States and Japan are trying to transfer the area of conflict with us from Taiwan to the South China Sea!
The advantage of this is twofold, one is that it can lead international public opinion to criticize Chinese mainland, after all, Taiwan is China's internal affair. And the Philippines is not! Therefore, the effect of smearing Chinese mainland will be much higher if the big bully the small!
Secondly, try to pull the battlefield to the South China Sea, thousands of miles away! After all, in the Taiwan Strait, relying on the mainland's powerful land-based aviation and missile forces of the Rocket Force, the United States and Japan have no chance of winning in the Taiwan Strait! If the mainland directly solves the Taiwan issue, the mainland will firmly choke the maritime throat of Japan, South Korea, and other countries, and the strategic pattern will change dramatically!
But if you get to the South China Sea, it's different, first of all, the combat distance of the continental air force will increase, and the role will be much lower!
Second, if the war develops into a local conflict, it cannot be ruled out that the United States will use its usual means to provide high-tech strike weapons to the Philippines, even if it weakens the strength of the Chinese Navy!
Naturally, the Philippines knows this, so they'd love to see it too! Otherwise, when it comes to a real showdown between China and the United States, their chips will become dispensable!
What is the strategic significance of the South China Sea for us?
In fact, if we spread out the map and look at it, I personally think that although the importance of the South China Sea is not as important as Taiwan, its strategic significance is definitely no less than that of Taiwan!
The conflict with the Philippines seems to be just an island issue, but in fact it does affect the whole body! If the Philippines succeeds, other countries with which we have disputes will follow suit! You must know how harsh the conditions and how much effort our martyrs spent to discover these islands and reefs! - Not snatching!
And if we lose these islands and reefs, then the South China Sea will become an obstacle for our future generations in the future, and we have to look at the faces of others if we want to pass!
So can we lose it?