originally hoped that the eldest brother would come to cheer, but at the critical moment, the eldest brother quietly left the scene, making the "partner" of the Philippines and the United States once again an international laughing stock. In order to flex force in the South China Sea and create trouble for us, the United States and the Philippines coordinated a "joint patrol" on January 3. The center of gravity of this cruise is directly locked on the waters around China's Huangyan Dao, and the meaning of the provocation is obvious. In order to increase its momentum, the United States even announced that it would send aircraft carriers to participate in this joint patrol. However, according to a report by Huanqiu.com, under the active response of the PLA's Southern Theater, the originally high-profile US-Philippine joint exercise was eventually greatly reduced and ended in a hurry. What disgraces the Philippines is that the "legendary" American aircraft carrier did not show up at all on the joint cruise. The Philippines, which was "released by the United States", had to bow its head to China again and seek dialogue. It can be said that the military and ** of the United States and the Philippines boasted about this joint cruise.
According to the "exercise lineup" announced by the US side in advance, the core strength of this joint fleet is the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier battle group, which includes the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier, the "Princeton" missile cruiser, the "Kidd" and "Sterret" destroyers, and many other major warships. Judging by its size and combat power, this fleet is enough to support a regional naval battle. It was with the support of the United States that the Philippines ignored the warning of our country and sent an American-made antique warship. However, at the time of the joint patrol of the United States and the Philippines, the PLA Southern Theater made a strong statement, clarifying the squadron's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and maritime rights and interests, especially the six words "all under control", showing the PLA's skillful response and complete plan in dealing with emergencies in the South China Sea. As a result, while the United States and the Philippines were on a joint cruise, the Southern Theater organized a joint naval and air exercise.
Because of the inevitable naval confrontation, the Chinese navy acted swiftly and decisively, far exceeding the expectations of the United States and the Philippines. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, on January 3, the Philippine Navy's patrol ship USS Delpinar was the first to arrive at the exercise area, but when it arrived at the scheduled area, it was found that the Chinese Navy's Type 054A frigate "Huangshan" had already set up a position nearby. Subsequently, the Type 052D missile destroyer "Hefei" also joined the "onlookers". Like the opening of a big drama, the audience appeared one after another, and many warships from China, the United States and the Philippines gathered in the relevant area of the exercise, although there was no conflict, but the atmosphere was very delicate. Due to the delay in the arrival of the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier battle group, the mission of the USS Sterret, the only destroyer that the United States and the Philippines could hold up the scene, was embarrassed, resulting in the entire cruise being shortened from the original plan of three days to two days, and many planned exercises, such as communications and artillery bombardment, were also forced to cancel, and the final cruise range was also limited to the waters near Manila Bay, which is close to the Philippines. An operation that was originally "showing off muscles" became extremely embarrassing under the strong countermeasures of the PLA, and the US military made mistakes at a critical moment.
Many military fans are curious, what exactly did the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" go?Despite a series of explanations from the US Navy, it is impossible to hide the fact that it was timid at a critical moment. It was not until January 5 that the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to begin its visit. It can be seen that the era of scaring China with "showing off muscles" has long passed. With the support of the United States behind its back, the United States and the Philippines lacked confidence, and the entire cruise was shortened from three days to two days, and the originally planned exercises such as communications and artillery bombardment were also canceled, and the final cruise range was limited to the waters near Manila Bay, which is close to the Philippines. The joint patrol in the South China Sea was nothing more than a "muscle" farce, and the Chinese Navy's decisive counterattack embarrassed both the United States and the Philippines. Only by facing the People's Liberation Army face-to-face can these two little friends dare to be naughty. Even if the "Carl Vinson" finally arrived, it could not hide the lack of confidence of the US military at the critical moment. Now is a new era, "flexing muscles" is no longer a one-sided performance, the Philippines should recognize the reality as soon as possible, follow the warnings and suggestions of our country, and stop rash behavior, after all, peaceful dialogue is the wisest choice.