Dear friends, do you remember the last time I told you about the joint military exercise of China, Russia and South Africa?Isn't it shocking that Brazil was invited as an observer in that military exercise?In the next step, will we see the four-nation joint military exercise?Let's wait and see. Today, I would like to bring you even more surprising news that the navies of China, Iran and Russia will conduct a joint military exercise in the Gulf of Oman on March 15, which is the third such exercise.
1. 3** play the Gulf of Oman.
Friends, you must know that a historic event has recently taken place in the Middle East, that is, the reconciliation of the century between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Beijing, and some people say that the impact on the world pattern is comparable to the normalization of Sino-US relations in the 70s of the last century. In this military exercise, in addition to Iran's home field advantage, we can also see the "Nanning" of the Chinese Navy and the "Marshal Gorshkov" of the Russian Navy, whose purpose is to formulate corresponding plans and plans in response to possible crises.
I noticed that the location of this military exercise is very interesting, the Gulf of Oman is located in the northwestern part of the Arabian Sea, and if you look at the map, you can see that Iran, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates surround the Gulf of Oman. In the northwestern part of the Gulf of Oman, there is a very important strait called the Strait of Hormuz, through which you can enter the Persian Gulf, which is the world's largest energy export center and has many oil-producing countries.
The shape of the Persian Gulf is like a gourd, there is only one exit, which is the Strait of Hormuz, and the ships coming out of here have to transport energy in three ways, the first road is through the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean, and reaches southern and western Europe, but the Suez Canal is artificial, and can only pass oil tankers under 300,000 tons. The second route is from the Gulf of Oman into the Indian Ocean and sails eastward, passing through the Strait of Malacca for tankers up to 200,000 tons and the Makassar Strait for larger tankers to reach China's southeast coast. The third route is for very large tankers, which weigh more than 320,000 tons and have to sail southwest from the Persian Gulf, around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, and then turn north to reach Western Europe and North America.
Less than 400 kilometers west from the Gulf of Oman, is Pakistan's Gwadar port, which is an important project of Sino-Pakistani cooperation and construction, and is also a landmark project of the "Belt and Road", which has turned a small fishing village with a population of less than 200,000 into a large city with a population of 2 million, bringing a lot of employment opportunities to Pakistan, and also providing a transshipment port for China's goods imported from the Middle East and Africa, through the Gwadar port, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and Kashgar in Xinjiang, which can be transported to all parts of China.
Now, the Chinese side has the sole right to operate the Gwadar port, which also receives 91% of the operating profits, and the lease period is 43 years, starting in 2013. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor starts from Kashgar in Xinjiang and leads directly to the Gwadar port, a total distance of more than 3,000 kilometers, China initially invested more than 400 billion yuan in start-up capital, and since 2014, a large number of infrastructure construction, such as railways, roads, ports, power stations, oil and gas pipelines, etc., have been completed and put into use.
The success of the Gwadar port has attracted the attention of Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other countries, and Pakistan has also received many applications for cooperation. In 2023, Russia intends to build a new LNG pipeline to connect to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and eventually go to sea from the Gwadar port. The cooperation between China and Pakistan has not only improved the safety and convenience of China's maritime energy transportation, but also enabled the RMB to achieve international settlement in Pakistan, and Pakistan's GDP growth rate has also increased from 2% to more than 5%.
2. The United States and Russia are entangled in the skies over the Black Sea On 14 March, on the eve of the joint military exercise of the three countries, a US military reconnaissance plane once again intruded into the airspace over the Black Sea and encountered strong countermeasures from the Russian military. After a fierce confrontation, the American drone crashed into the sea. In response, the US side said that it would persist in carrying out the flight mission, while the Russian side warned that any provocation would be retaliated. On March 17, the Russian pilot who participated in the shooting down of the drone was personally commended by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and awarded a medal of military merit, and the US RQ-4 "Global Hawk" drone also conducted reconnaissance over the Black Sea again.
However, unlike the previous "MQ-9" Reaper drone, the RQ-4 "Global Hawk" drone first circled over Romania after taking off from a US military base in Italy, and then approached Novorossiysk, apparently deliberately avoiding something, I looked at the map and found that the RQ-4 "Global Hawk" was flying around the Russian control area. It seems that the U.S. military is not as tough as they say, and when it really wants to do it, it still has to be cautious.
Now, the Russian Navy has locked the crash location of the "MQ-9" Reaper UAV and decided to salvage the wreckage of the UAV at a depth of 900 meters. Taking into account Turkey's position, no ** can enter the Black Sea through the Turkish Straits, and the US Navy can only look at the ocean this time.
Although the wreckage of the drone was found, it was buried at a depth of 900 meters at the bottom of the sea, and there was still a lot of silt around it, and it was not an easy task to salvage it, and the US military may have destroyed some classified documents. However, as long as they can get their hands on the wreckage, they can at least embarrass the US military and let them know that their drones are not invincible.
On the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, the Russian army is also striking at the "eye" of the Ukrainian army - American-style radar. Previously, although the Ukrainian army was short of ammunition and relied on foreign assistance, the shells fired every day were only one-fifth or even less of the Russian army, but they used drones, American satellite systems, American-style radars, combat mission distribution systems, etc., to improve combat efficiency. Now, Russia's Aerospace Forces, electronic reconnaissance units and drone units have worked together to destroy 10 American-style radars, reducing the power of Ukrainian artillery by more than 30%.
On March 17, the third day of the trilateral joint military exercise, the International Criminal Court, which is controlled by the United States and the West, made a joke and issued a so-called arrest warrant to Putin. Friends, Russia is not a member of the ICC at all, and the meaning of this arrest warrant is just to humiliate Putin, but Putin's reaction is very interesting, he personally flew a plane from Crimea to Mariupol, got in close contact with the local people, visited factories, buildings, etc. Mariupol, Ukraine's "steel capital" and an export port for coal and agricultural products, has lost 80% of its coastline since the Russian army occupied Mariupol, and the rest of the coastline is also under the control of the Black Sea Fleet.
Putin's surprise visit is not only a mockery of the arrest warrant, but also a retaliation to the United States and the West: If it weren't for your provocation, how could I have reached Mariupol so easily?The reaction of the Russian people to the arrest warrant was more direct, with someone telling reporters that if anyone dared to touch Putin, in a matter of minutes their capital would "receive" our nuclear bomb.
3. China Takes Action to Resolve Conflicts Friends, the Middle East is rich in oil and gas resources, but it is culturally and religiously diverse, and there is no influential power, which has led to constant geopolitical conflicts. In the past, the intervention of the United States or the former Soviet Union was for its own interests, and did not take into account the needs of Middle Eastern countries, such as fighting crime, escorting for help, and developing the economy, so the security order in the Middle East has not been established.
In order to break the encirclement of the United States, China has been speeding up its layout. China's special envoy to the Middle East is continuing to work hard to communicate with Palestine, Israel, the Gulf countries, Iran, and make unremitting efforts for peace in the Middle East. In addition to the invitation of the Russian side, the Ukrainian side has also repeatedly expressed its desire to have direct dialogue with the Chinese leader. Now, China has the ability and the will to push the parties to sit down and negotiate, so that they can resolve the issue on their own and eliminate interference from external forces.
If the United States dares to provoke incidents, once the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf are turbulent, and once the energy is **once**, will the inflationary pressure in the United States double?What do you do to stabilize domestic prices?When the time comes, the Republican Party's attacks and the anger of voters will wipe out the Biden team.
Without peace in China, there will be no peace in the world. After Biden took office, the United States wanted to suppress China and Russia at the same time, and this arrogance and arrogance will only make China and Russia cooperate more closely, unite the vast number of developing countries, and eventually sweep hegemonism and unilateralism into the dustbin of history.