Recently, a fierce naval battle in the waters of the Red Sea has once again aroused global military attention, and the US Navy's "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group has fallen into a fierce offensive by the Houthis. In the face of simultaneous attacks by more than 10 unmanned aerial vehicles and a number of long-range missiles, the US "Super Hornet" carrier-based aircraft and the Burke-class destroyer "Raboon" fought back, and the battle lasted for 10 hours, which can be called a thrilling sea battle.
One of the most common focuses of attention in this battle is the mysterious figure of a suspected Chinese Type 052D missile destroyer. According to the ** circulated on the Internet, the ** appeared in the sea area nearly 60 kilometers northeast of the "Eisenhower". Military fans have been hotly discussed, speculating whether this is a new move by the Chinese ** ship to join the US aircraft carrier battle group, which has aroused great concern about China.
However, we need to interpret this situation rationally. The Red Sea is a long and narrow waterway, with a maximum width of only about 300 kilometers, and it is normal for ships of all kinds to come and go frequently, and close to each other. Considering this geographical feature, the blurred picture in the ** and the "052D" are not far away is not enough to conclusively prove that the ** ship participated in the operation of the US military battle group.
From a more objective point of view, the Red Sea is one of the areas where the Chinese Navy performs escort missions, and the 45th batch of escort formations of the Chinese Navy includes the 052D destroyer Urumqi. The squadron has been on escort missions in places like the Gulf of Aden for more than 15 years, escorting thousands of vessels, including nearly half of them foreign vessels, and possibly even some U.S. stakeholders. Therefore, the activities of the Chinese and Chinese warships in the Red Sea are not a new thing, but a normal move to maintain regional peace and stability.
For the exaggerated interpretation of American fans, we might as well review the actions of the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson". While the "Eisenhower" battle group was fighting fiercely in the Red Sea, the "Carl Vinson" quietly slipped back to the South China Sea, and did not even spend time with his Red Sea colleagues during the Christmas season, causing speculation. This makes one wonder if the US military in the Red Sea is worried about being "peeked", but in the South China Sea it does not careThe logic of such behavior seems to make people wonder about their true intentions.
In fact, there is not enough evidence to support the remarks of China's Type 052D missile destroyer watching the fierce battle of the US military, and even "joining the battle group" and "obtaining intelligence". In contrast, the Chinese Navy's escort operations are more realistic and pragmatic. For a long time, the Chinese Navy has sent 45 batches of ships to escort missions, providing more than 7,200 escort services for United Nations and foreign ships. This not only includes safeguarding China's interests, but also contributing to regional peace and international unimpededness.
This kind of malicious hype has been seen frequently in response to rumors such as the so-called "Chinese Navy did not rescue Israeli merchant ships". The Chinese Navy sternly refuted this, pointing out that it was disinformation. Similar hype is likely to be an attempt to "pull China into the water", and the sinister intentions behind it cannot be guarded against.