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Chinese warships cross Miyako Strait 'for escort tasks, not response to 4-country exercise’
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Published: May 18, 2021 09:09 PM
Warship attached to a naval frigate flotilla under PLA's Southern Theater Command fires its main gun at mock sea targets during a maritime combat training exercise on April 21, 2021. Photo: China Military Online
A group of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships crossed the Miyako Strait on Sunday, forming a routine escort task force heading toward the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, instead of a response to the joint military drill by Japanese, US, French and Australian troops as some Japanese media reports had speculated, analysts said on Tuesday.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted a PLA Navy flotilla consisting of three warships, namely the Type 052D destroyer Nanjing, the Type 054A frigate Yangzhou and the Type 903A comprehensive supply ship Gaoyouhu, which passed through the waters between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island and sailed south toward the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff said in a press release on Monday.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a joint exercise with the navies of the US, France and Australia from May 11 to May 17 in the East China Sea, and the Japanese Ministry of Defense is analyzing the purpose of the Chinese naval activity, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Monday.
However, Chinese military observers found that the PLA Navy had previously announced the missions of the flotilla, which had nothing to do with the four-country exercise.
The 38th escort task force of the PLA Navy, consisting of the three specified vessels, left Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to perform a civilian ship escort mission, the PLA Navy's official Weibo account said on the day.
From a navigational point of view, it is very normal for vessels departing from Zhoushan to sail through the Miyako Strait on their way to the Arabian Sea, and the PLA Navy's escort missions to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia are routine, a Beijing-based military expert told the Global Times on Tuesday, requesting anonymity.
Japanese media have ulterior motives in hyping this regular escort mission as being related to the four-country exercise, which is designed to target China's rightful moves in the East and South China seas, including those over the Diaoyu Islands and the island of Taiwan, which are Chinese territories, the expert said.
China does not really need to react to the exercise, since it is only a show that has little military significance, Song Zhongping, a Chinese military affairs expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times.
The hype by Japanese media organizations only reveals their guilty conscience for their confrontational cold war mindset against China, analysts said.
China/military
Chinese warships cross Miyako Strait 'for escort tasks, not response to 4-country exercise’
By
Published: May 18, 2021 09:09 PM
Warship attached to a naval frigate flotilla under PLA's Southern Theater Command fires its main gun at mock sea targets during a maritime combat training exercise on April 21, 2021. Photo: China Military Online
A group of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships crossed the Miyako Strait on Sunday, forming a routine escort task force heading toward the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, instead of a response to the joint military drill by Japanese, US, French and Australian troops as some Japanese media reports had speculated, analysts said on Tuesday.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted a PLA Navy flotilla consisting of three warships, namely the Type 052D destroyer Nanjing, the Type 054A frigate Yangzhou and the Type 903A comprehensive supply ship Gaoyouhu, which passed through the waters between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island and sailed south toward the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff said in a press release on Monday.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a joint exercise with the navies of the US, France and Australia from May 11 to May 17 in the East China Sea, and the Japanese Ministry of Defense is analyzing the purpose of the Chinese naval activity, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Monday.
However, Chinese military observers found that the PLA Navy had previously announced the missions of the flotilla, which had nothing to do with the four-country exercise.
The 38th escort task force of the PLA Navy, consisting of the three specified vessels, left Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to perform a civilian ship escort mission, the PLA Navy's official Weibo account said on the day.
From a navigational point of view, it is very normal for vessels departing from Zhoushan to sail through the Miyako Strait on their way to the Arabian Sea, and the PLA Navy's escort missions to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia are routine, a Beijing-based military expert told the Global Times on Tuesday, requesting anonymity.
Japanese media have ulterior motives in hyping this regular escort mission as being related to the four-country exercise, which is designed to target China's rightful moves in the East and South China seas, including those over the Diaoyu Islands and the island of Taiwan, which are Chinese territories, the expert said.
China does not really need to react to the exercise, since it is only a show that has little military significance, Song Zhongping, a Chinese military affairs expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times.
The hype by Japanese media organizations only reveals their guilty conscience for their confrontational cold war mindset against China, analysts said.
Can anyone provide a rough summary of how ROC military knows about the effectiveness of PLAN datalinks?
Talking about the PLA Army's ground forces and helicopters mixed brigade for military training. The brigade is equipped with helicopters such as Z10, Z19, and Z20. The video mainly describes the training scenes of the Z20. It praises the excellent performance of the Z20 and is more mobile and flexible than other transport helicopters.
Edit: sorry, I made mistake, I put above video in Navy thread, please delete it, I already transfer the video to army thread.sorry!
Japan’s Ministry of Defense’s Integrated Staff and Supervision Department announced on June 1 that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces discovered 3 ships heading eastward at about 8 am on May 31 in the waters about 240 kilometers west of Yakushima (located in the south of Kagoshima). Row of Chinese navy ships.
According to photos released by the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the three Chinese naval ships are the 052D destroyer Taiyuan, the 054A frigate Xiangtan, and the 903A large integrated supply ship Chaohu.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the Chinese warship sailed eastward along the Osumi Strait to the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force dispatched the "Ise" helicopter carrier of the 2nd escort and the P-1 patrol aircraft of the 1st aviation group against the Chinese warships. Necessary intelligence collection and vigilance surveillance were carried out.
Japanese "Ise" helicopter carrier:
According to photos released by the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the three Chinese naval ships are the 052D destroyer Taiyuan, the 054A frigate Xiangtan, and the 903A large integrated supply ship Chaohu.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the Chinese warship sailed eastward along the Osumi Strait to the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force dispatched the "Ise" helicopter carrier of the 2nd escort and the P-1 patrol aircraft of the 1st aviation group against the Chinese warships. Necessary intelligence collection and vigilance surveillance were carried out.
Japanese "Ise" helicopter carrier: