On September 30, 2018, the U.S. warship Decatur sailed into the waters of the South China Sea without permission and confronted the Chinese Navy's 107 ships, with the distance between the two warships being only 41 meters, and the atmosphere at the scene was on the verge of breaking out.
October 1, the U.S. media said that "the Decatur is in the freedom of navigation, by the Chinese warships of the 'malicious' blockade, in order to avoid force between the two sides of the conflict, the Decatur only to the Chinese Navy 107 ship to avoid "
The USS Decatur was chased by a Chinese naval vessel, which was 'maliciously' chasing it, to avoid a forceful confrontation between the two sides, before avoiding the Chinese naval ship 107," the USS Decatur said.
China's Ministry of National Defense website on October 2 immediately on the U.S. media of this news a strong refutation, the U.S. Decatur warship, without China's permission, sailed into the South China Sea as well as the surrounding waters.
Navy ship No. 107 was on routine patrol duty when it spotted the Decatur and immediately warned and stopped it, expelling the other side to leave China's territorial waters immediately.
But for the Western countries, which have been reluctant to recognize the South China Sea and the nearby waters as belonging to our country, our country will resolutely defend the sovereignty of the national territorial waters, and will never make the slightest concession on this matter.
Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of China, said that this behavior of the United States has seriously jeopardized the relationship between China and the United States, and that China will then send a large number of troops to carry out vigilance patrols in the South China Sea, and will not allow any country to intrude into the territorial waters of the country under the banner of freedom of navigation to carry out reconnaissance.
The South China Sea, as part of China's territory, is not only rich in mineral and oil resources, but also an important link between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
In order to be able to successfully protect the mineral resources belonging to our country, but also in order to deter the Western countries watching from the sidelines, our country decided to build in the South China Sea area, and after an effective decision, we decided to set the number at eight.
Meiji Island, in addition to becoming an important fishing base for the country, is also responsible for the stay and takeoff of airliners, while Yongxing Island is ideally suited for local fishermen to live on, and has not only a complete series of education and health care systems on the island, but also major entertainment venues.
Jubilee Island has become a unique tourist destination, Huayang Reef Island is mainly responsible for breeding plants and animals, Dongmen Reef is only two square kilometers in size, but the surrounding area is only protected by regular patrols of our navy, and there is no fear of being taken advantage of by other countries.
The lighthouses and power generation towers on Chigua Reef maximize the supply of electricity to several other islands, and once the war is launched, Chigua Reef will become the core area of China's power supply in the Nansha region.
The fresh water resources found in Yongshu Island have not only been of great help to the construction project, but have also made other countries red-eyed over the abundant local resources, and Nanxun Island is getting better and better after our country continues to invest in construction.
The United States has been very concerned about China's construction activities in the South China Sea, and for China's construction speed expressed strong shock, in July 2020, the United States sent 67 large reconnaissance planes to the South China Sea to carry out situation detection.
Before this, the U.S. Army Joint Staff Director Marine Corps Lieutenant General had said that the United States is very good at destroying the islands built by China, and for the U.S. bombing capabilities during World War II expressed unprecedented pride.
China's strategy expert Rear Admiral Jin Yinan, on the other hand, said that parts of the South China Sea today have been inhabited by our residents, and that if the United States ever has the guts to bomb, the Chinese side does not recommend a repeat of the war against the United States.
After all, at that time the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of weaponry, but still able to expel the U.S. soldiers from the Korean land, in front of the world to the U.S. face a resounding slap in the face.
Today, with the development of the times, China's weapons science and technology has made a qualitative leap, can be completely and the U.S. military to fight, and once again appeared after the anti-U.S. level of war, the U.S. victory rate is almost self-evident.
While the game between China and the United States around the South China Sea is getting more and more intense, the U.S. rely on their own advanced weapons continue to carry out provocations, but do not dare to China in the real sense of the battle.
Today, China and the United States are nuclear-weapon powers, if it is because of the South China Sea issue, easily start a war, there may cause a series of chain reaction, the United States is now behavior is to test China's bottom line.
But our country will not compromise on this kind of thing, although our country in many things is to reason mainly, but in the face of the territory of the motherland this kind of principled problem will not be tolerated and concessions.
If the U.S. does not moderate its behavior, as Major General Jin Yinan said, China does not mind using force to make the other side recognize who is right and who is wrong.
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Author: Chen Chen
Edited by Sheng Hong