What does the US military want to do at China's doorstep by dropping submarine probes in the South China Sea on the front foot and sending reconnaissance ships to the East China Sea to carry out covert operations on the back foot? But in any case, the PLA will not turn a blind eye.
Recently, a satellite suddenly photographed the sudden increase of troops in the South China Sea by the People's Liberation Army.
This also starts with military exercises in the Pacific. The so-called Pacific exercise, led by the United States, attracted the participation of 29 countries, including Japan and the Philippines, which have territorial disputes with China.
At this moment when the pressure of the 29 countries has been given to the Chinese side, the PLA discovered that the US military actually took the opportunity to approach China's doorstep to conduct reconnaissance under the cover of the 29 countries.
(Illustration: U.S. P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft drops reconnaissance equipment in the South China Sea)
At first, the Chinese side discovered that the P-8A large plane, the most advanced anti-submarine patrol plane of the US military, was constantly circling over the South China Sea, and then secretly dropped an unknown object into the sea.
The American website "War Zone" said that the P-8A aircraft is capable of carrying up to 129 Type A sonar buoys, which are built into a vertical buoy launch system equipped with three L3 Harris companies. The design of this rotating launcher allows the continuous firing of 3 sonar buoys at a rate of one every 10 seconds, which significantly enhances the effectiveness of anti-submarine warfare.
In addition to this, the P-8A is equipped with a manual sonar buoy launcher, which allows the crew to manually load and drop buoys if necessary.
While sonar buoy technology is not new and has a long history of use in anti-submarine warfare, the P-8A patrol aircraft has optimized and maximized its performance by employing third-generation sonar buoy technology.
It is particularly noteworthy that, according to recent reports, the sonar buoys salvaged by the Chinese side are highly consistent with the characteristics of the AN/SSQ-125 sonar buoys used by the P-8A.
The AN/SSQ-125 sonar buoy combines the advantages of active sonar and passive detection sonar, and analyzes a large amount of sound channel information through an advanced on-board computing system on the P-8A to achieve accurate positioning of submarines under the sea.
(Illustration: The U.S. military "capable" reconnaissance ship was exposed to conduct high-intensity operations near the East China Sea)
In fact, it is not the first time that US military aircraft have deployed sonar detectors and unmanned reconnaissance equipment for submarines in key strategic waters such as the South China Sea. In the past, Chinese fishermen have salvaged such equipment several times.
Not long after this incident, the high-intensity operation of the US "capable" reconnaissance ship near the East China Sea quickly aroused great concern from our side.
The East China Sea, as an important sea area for China, carries the country's major security and strategic interests, and the United States undoubtedly intends to demonstrate its military power in this sensitive sea area, trying to obtain strategic information through reconnaissance and surveillance, and challenge regional stability.
According to the data, the US "capable" reconnaissance ship is not an ordinary ship, but a professional reconnaissance ship equipped with an advanced towed sonar system, which usually conducts deep-sea exploration with a towed sonar 2,000 meters long, and aims to collect information on submarine activities and map the topography of the seabed.
In other words, the appearance of the "Capable Ability" in the East China Sea is to conduct a detailed and in-depth survey.
(Illustration: The Shandong ship appeared in the waters near the Philippines)
However, if we trace its background, there is a precedent for the reconnaissance ship "Capable Ability" to conduct reconnaissance at China's doorstep.
After the confrontation escalated at Ren'ai Jiao last year, the ship immediately went to the South China Sea, especially in the waters west of the Hindoro Strait and north of the Nansha Islands, to carry out high-intensity operations, obviously to provide intelligence support to the Philippines and try to use external forces to put pressure on China.
But does the U.S. military think that in this way, it will be able to provoke China, and even do whatever it wants at China's doorstep? That's a big mistake. Although the mainland has always advocated peaceful development, it will absolutely not tolerate such acts of violating sovereignty and security as the so-called enemy comes with a shotgun.
The recent release of satellite imagery from China is a testament to this.
The images show China's first domestically built aircraft carrier galloping into the South China Sea and patrolling the waters 200 nautical miles from the Philippines, a clear demonstration of China's determination to safeguard its territorial waters and regional security, and a strong response to the U.S. string of dangerous moves.