In the event of a military conflict between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, the US military will cut off China's maritime energy lines. At a critical juncture, three F35 fighters of the US military were deployed to Japan, sending a clear signal to China that China and Russia are working side by side without fear of any challenges.
In order to ensure that the US military maintains absolute air superiority in the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon has begun to accelerate the rearmament program of US military units in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. A few days ago, the United States Navy revealed that the 115th Fighter Squadron stationed at the Iwakuni base in Japan will be replaced with F-35C stealth carrier-based fighters, which will replace the F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighters that have been in service for decades and become the new generation of main carrier-based aircraft of the United States aircraft carrier battle group. It is expected that later this year, after the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Washington" arrives at the Yokosuka military port, these F-35C carrier-based fighters, which have completed their deployment ahead of schedule, will land on the deck of the "Washington" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as soon as possible, striving to form combat strength in the shortest possible time and begin combat duty.
Regarding the plan for the upcoming F-35C carrier-based fighter, the US military particularly emphasized that this refitting will enhance the power projection and deterrence of the United States aircraft carrier battle group. Some analysts believe that the launch of the F-35C carrier-based fighter is a major upgrade of the US military's combat strength, and the US military will regain its dominant position in the face of China's stealth fighters in the future.
Because there are no stealth carrier-based aircraft in the carrier-based aircraft formation of the Chinese Navy at present, the US military has an absolute quantitative and qualitative advantage in this field. It is worth mentioning that in addition to the deployment of the F-35C carrier-based fighter, the other two fighters of the F-35 series have also completed the deployment in Japan, and the US military has previously replaced the F-15 and F-16 fighters with the F-35A stealth fighter. A fleet of F-35B short/vertical take-off and landing fighters is also deployed at the Iwakuni base, primarily used by the United States Marine Corps. According to the Pentagon's plan, a huge amount of money will be spent on upgrading the air power of the US military in Japan in the next few years to ensure that the US military has sufficient deterrence in the region. In the eyes of some United States scholars, the US military's upgrade plan is clearly aimed at the PLA. In the past decade, the PLA Navy and Air Force have been equipped with a large number of new fighters, including the J-20 stealth fighter, which the US military is most concerned about, which has also made the US military feel obvious pressure.
With the sea trials of the Fujian ship, the relevant information of the new J-35 stealth carrier-based aircraft is also well known to the outside world, if nothing else, the PLA will fully catch up with the US military in the navy and air force in the future, and the large-scale service of the new stealth fighter will largely offset the military superiority of the US military in the Asia-Pacific region, so that the Chinese and US militaries will return to the same starting line. Seeing that the gap between the Chinese and American militaries is narrowing, the US military has targeted China's offshore energy lines.
Some time ago, the Pentagon launched an assessment and analysis, that is, once a military conflict breaks out between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, the US military will carry out a comprehensive blockade of China's maritime energy lines, including control of important waterways such as the Strait of Malacca, the Taiwan Strait and the Sunda Strait. The purpose of this move is also simple: to choke China's energy lifeline and force China to make compromises and concessions to United States. But United States should understand that blocking China's strategic waterways is not only a flagrant violation of international law, but also a serious threat to the global trading system, and no one can afford the consequences and losses, not even the United States.
Moreover, does United States really think that choking China's offshore energy lifeline can force China to submit to soft confession? It's a complete pipe dream. In order to ensure the stability and security of its energy strategy, China has diversified its import channels. Through the cooperation with Russia, China can not only import a large amount of oil and natural gas from Russia, but also expand a new shipping channel through cooperation with Russia's Northern Passage project, saving transportation time and maximizing transportation efficiency. Now that the United States is only one step away from a full-scale showdown, China needs to prepare in advance to make United States clearly aware that any offensive against China will eventually fail to attack.