According to ITAR's 11**, a US F16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea, and said that the PLA was conducting live-fire training in relevant waters at that time. The United States said it would launch an investigation, but there may be suspicions of "porcelain touching", which is completely unacceptable. The F16 crashed in the Yellow Sea, but no evidence has been found that the fighter was in plainclothes for reconnaissance or approaching the Chinese border. According to the US side, the fighter was participating in a Xi exercise at the US military base in South Korea at the time, and the pilot successfully saved himself, and his vital signs are stable. The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. Given that the Yellow Sea is an area of activity for the United States, Japan, and South Korea, it is possible that the U.S. F16 may conduct close reconnaissance of China. However, it is highly likely that the crash was a pure flight safety accident, and there is almost no possibility of a PLA mistake.
Because China and the United States have long established a no-fly zone to avoid misunderstanding or miscalculation. Despite this, the analysis believes that the US military has repeatedly made derogatory evaluations of the PLA such as "unprofessional" and "dangerous", which may lead it to "touch" the PLA in order to cover up its own problems in order to divert attention. But in any case, if the US military fails to solve its internal problems, similar tragedies will continue to play out. This is not the first time that a US F16 fighter has crashed this year, and other types of US military aircraft have also suffered frequent accidents. For example, at the end of November, the "Osprey" transport plane of the US military stationed in Japan also crashed. These successive "accidents" obviously cannot be explained simply by chance. Perhaps there was a problem with the plane itself, not the pilot. As the world's most powerful military power, the United States attaches great importance to the safety of its soldiers, so there should be no serious problems with the best equipment it uses.
However, there are two main reasons for the frequent occurrence of accidents. First of all, in order to prove to the world that the U.S. military is strong, the U.S. has always carried out high-intensity military activities around the world, especially in Northeast Asia, where the U.S. not only sees China as a threat, but also regards Russia and North Korea as key deterrent targets. Such a high frequency of "flexing muscles" is difficult to withstand even the best performance equipment. When these ** equipment can't withstand the pressure, it's normal for problems to occur. Second, due to the economic downturn in the United States, the US military's logistical support capability has been greatly inferior to before, making it impossible to replace some old equipment in a timely manner. Unable to recruit new military personnel and replace advanced equipment, the US military will naturally face the risk of frequent accidents. The crash has prompted Japan to demand that the U.S. military ground the aircraft.
Other allies, including South Korea and even the United States itself, may make similar demands. At present, it has become an established fact that at least some of the US military aircraft have problems, and this will have a certain impact on the hegemonic image of the United States and its arms exports. Therefore, in order to divert attention, the United States may "touch" the PLA, but there is no doubt that doing so is tantamount to shooting itself in the foot. After all, one will only focus on the results, and no matter how the American side elaborates, the responsibility for the crash is always in the United States. Moreover, the US military on the front line knows better than anyone the real causes of these accidents. If the United States fails to solve its own problems first, it will not only lose confidence in its allies, but also have a huge impact on the morale of the US military. To sum up, these two incidents may be accidental, but the intention of the United States to militarily contain China will not change.
Therefore, we still need to be brave enough to reveal the truth, because these accidents fully show that the decline of the hegemony of the United States has become more and more obvious.