Author | Yan Chixia
China has always advocated a development model of peaceful rise, but this does not mean that we are afraid of war!
Past experience tells us that the best way to ensure peace is not to compromise on the whole, but to take the initiative.
Yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense officially announced that the armies of China and Belarus will hold the "Eagle Assault-2024" joint army training in Belarus in early to mid-July.
Against the backdrop of carrying out counter-terrorism operations, the two sides will adopt a mixed and co-training model, aiming to improve the training level and coordination capabilities of the participating troops and deepen the pragmatic cooperation between the two armies.
Belarus is a landlocked country and faces threats mainly by land. The military cooperation between China and Russia must be based on the army.
The military power that clearly threatens Belarus at the moment is NATO.
From this point of view, there are two special points about this military exercise, one is the time and the other is the place.
Let's start with this location, as we all know, Belarus has become the front line of the fight against NATO's eastward expansion, bordering a number of NATO countries.
In particular, the site of the exercise is located in a Belarusian-Russian border city, only a few dozen kilometers away from Poland.
To put it bluntly, this is a military exercise at NATO's doorstep!
If you only look at the location, it may be just a coincidence, but combined with the timing of this exercise, you will find that it is not so simple.
You know, Belarus just held a military parade on July 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the capital Minsk by the Soviet Red Army.
In addition to the Belarusian and Russian troops, which routinely participated in the parade, the armies of other friendly countries were invited to participate in the parade, and for the first time in history, the Chinese army was invited.
Just one day later, on July 4, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan, Belarus officially became the 10th member of the SCO, following Iran's membership last year.
Also in these days, NATO pulled Ukraine to launch a threat of force against Belarus.
NATO has deployed 20,000 troops in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and Ukraine has also sent a large number of troops to the Belarusian border amid a shortage of manpower.
After seeing himself surrounded by NATO and Ukraine, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus and First Deputy Minister of Defense, Pavel Muraveyko, said that non-strategic nuclear weapons would be used if the sovereignty and independence of Belarus were threatened.
In fact, NATO is only trying to show its ambitions for eastward expansion in conjunction with the upcoming summit.
Starting July 9, the three-day NATO summit will be held in the United States. As a US-led military organization, NATO naturally wants to brush up on its presence during this period.
Speaking of which, NATO is an organization that has long been unnecessary.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved, and the Cold War came to an end. NATO, which has lost its enemies, should have died together, but the United States has decided to turn NATO into a weapon of mass destruction to maintain its hegemony.
The USSR is gone, there is Yugoslavia, behind Russia is there, and there is China. As long as they do not submit to the United States, they are enemies of NATO.
In the communiqué of last year's NATO summit, in addition to continuing to criticize Russia, China was mentioned several times.
As the so-called sin is added, there is no excuse. Don't think that NATO is far away from us, Russia used to think the same way, but the reality is cruel.
Immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States began the "eastward expansion of NATO". Russia's attempt to trade compromise for peace has only turned out to fuel NATO's eastward expansion ambitions.
By the time Russia finally reacts, it will be too late. Now there are 31 NATO member states, and Russia has been surrounded by them, and the strategic space has been compressed to the extreme.
After trapping Russia, NATO's next target is China. Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand have been invited to NATO summits several times in a row.
Among them, Australia and New Zealand do not have to worry, these two countries are far away from us, and even further from NATO, and now they have good relations with the mainland,
To worry are Japan and South Korea, which have no military sovereignty of their own and are eager to join NATO.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg once threatened that Asia is "no less important" to Europe than Europe is to Asia, and that no partner is closer to NATO than Japan.
Now that NATO's tentacles have begun to reach out to Asia, sooner or later we will face NATO's military oppression, just like Russia.
What was done to Russia in the past, how it will be treated to China in the future is the line of NATO, and it is also the line of the United States.
The reason why China has not yet been moved on is because Russia has not yet fallen. As long as Russia withstands pressure in Europe, there will be more time and space left for China.
If we want peace, we have to push the front forward. If NATO continues to be left unchecked now, the future front will be on its doorstep.
According to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, the joint military exercise between China and Belarus will begin on July 8 and last for 11 days.
At this moment, the Y-20, loaded with a large number of PLA, has arrived in Belarus.
Do you remember the last time the Y-20 caused a shock in the world, when was it?
Serbian President Vucic immediately demanded an explanation from Serbia when a NATO fighter jet trailed a Serbian airliner into Russian airspace on April 7, 2022.
However, NATO's explanation has not yet arrived, and the Y-20 of the Chinese Air Force arrived first. In four days, China sent 22 sorties of Y-20 to Serbia.
To NATO's surprise, the Y-20 was not only fully loaded with decoy bombs, but also landed in a crash-type field landing, which can be said to be completely combat-ready.
When NATO saw China's terrifying ability to deliver a mechanized brigade within 24 hours and a full-fledged division within 48 hours, did it panic?
At the time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland said that it was a shipment of "conventional military supplies" to Serbia.
However, China and Serbia are connected by rail, but military transport planes are dispatched. Its use of this completely justified and harmless action to show strength is a common operation of the mainland.
In this way, we not only abide by international rules, but also express firm support for friendly countries, and truly be courteous, forceful and responsible.
At the same time, it also proves that China's strategic projection capability has risen to a new level, shows that China has the strength to protect its overseas interests, and also marks that China has officially stepped out of the East Asian region and moved towards becoming a world power.
Now, we are holding military exercises at a sensitive time, in a sensitive place, and the purpose is the same.
In particular, the accession of Belarus to the SCO means that the SCO member states have been pushed to the periphery of NATO.
In the face of threats, if you don't take the initiative, you must be prepared to be beaten passively.
The instructor once said: If you seek peace through struggle, you will live in peace, and if you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully. ”
This wise saying is still relevant today.
The People's Liberation Army is showing with its actions that although the Chinese people love peace, they are by no means afraid of war!