Hot Engine Project The recent Red Sea has become the "eye of the storm" for global shipping. This is no longer just a calm ** shipping lane, but a battlefield stirred up by the Houthis. Merchant ships from various countries have become potential targets in this area. Although American GIs are stationed here, it seems that they cannot completely curb the spread of this "ship raid war".
As Houthi restrictions on Red Sea shipping become clearer, how can this vital sea lane safely guarantee the passage of cargo ships?
Recently, the Chinese Navy officially launched Operation Red Sea Security to provide safe escort operations for Chinese cargo ships passing through the Red Sea, ensuring that these cargo ships can safely pass through the Red Sea. Not long ago, the US Navy destroyer USS Graveley failed to escort the US freighter "Maersk Detroit" through the border, and under the attack of the Houthi forces, even with the US escort, the "Maersk Detroit" failed to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and became a laughing stock.
The Chinese naval formation, which is carrying out an international escort mission in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, will sail into the Red Sea to carry out escort operations. The 45th batch of escort formations of the Chinese Navy is composed of the domestically produced 052D series "China Aegis" destroyers, the Urumqi Type A missile frigate "Linyi", and the Type 903A comprehensive supply ship "Dongpinghu".
Escort for merchant ships owned by Chinese shipping companies passing through the Red Sea, which can be foolproof. Moreover, Yemen's Houthi rebels have promised that merchant ships from countries such as China and Russia will not be attacked. Judging from their actual actions, the targets hit by various types of suicide drones, anti-ship cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles are indeed limited to US merchant ships, US and British ships, and there is no phenomenon of "six relatives do not recognize each other, and they will be attacked when they see someone."
As mentioned earlier, the Houthis have stated that Chinese ships have free passage through the Red Sea and will not be attacked. So why did the PLA Navy launch the "Red Sea Security Operation" to escort the container ships of Chinese-funded shipping companies? The first is to prevent the U.S. Navy from forcibly rubbing ships.
There have been such incidents before, and many of the outer ships knew that the Houthis would not attack Chinese ships, so they gathered around Chinese ships and passed through the Red Sea together. Therefore, when a Chinese-funded ship passes through the Red Sea, the US Navy may do the same and lead the US cargo hold to forcibly rub the ship, using the Chinese-funded ship as a shield, and second, luring the Houthis to attack and drag us into the water. Now the PLA Navy escorts Chinese-funded ships, and when necessary, it can drive away US ships and keep a safe distance from them.
There is also the prevention of accidental injury, if the US ship does not work, they may use the second trick. When a Chinese-funded ship enters the relevant waters, it suddenly attacks the Houthis, and when the Houthis counterattack, they will also accidentally injure the Chinese-funded ships. In this way, the PLA Navy ** boat can quickly respond and shoot down incoming missiles and drones to prevent accidental damage.
The second is to deter some people with ulterior motives and not to fish in troubled waters. Now that the situation in the Red Sea is complicated, there must be some people who are ready to fish in troubled waters. At this time, there is still a certain danger for Chinese-funded ships to pass through the Red Sea, and at this time, the PLA Navy will provide escort for Chinese-funded ships, which will form a powerful deterrent, so that they will not dare to act rashly, otherwise they will be violently attacked by the PLA sea boats.
The PLA Navy's launch of Operation Security in the Red Sea has also accumulated valuable experience for the PLA to carry out similar missions in the region and elsewhere. The current crisis in the Red Sea was purely caused by the United States favoring Israel, and the United States tried to drag us into the water in the name of escort. The Chinese side firmly refuses to do so, and organizes its own escort operations, which can not only protect the safety of Chinese-funded ships, but also keep a distance from the United States. If a similar situation arises in the region or elsewhere in the future, China will be able to do so and safeguard its own interests in a reasonable manner.
The "Red Sea Security Operation" is also a courageous and practical action of the PLA Navy, and it also demonstrates to other countries in the region that we can provide maritime security support in the Middle East and maintain maritime peace and stability in the region. Previously, maritime security in the Middle East was dominated by the United States, but the United States' bias in favor of Israel has aroused widespread dissatisfaction among countries in the region, and many countries have withdrawn from the US-led maritime security mechanism, hoping to establish their own maritime security mechanism and get rid of their dependence on the United States.
Because the maritime forces of the countries in the Middle East are relatively weak and the conditions in all aspects are not perfect, they need help and support from external forces. Some countries in the region have already expressed their wishes to China and hope to receive our help and support. The PLA Navy's launch of the "Red Sea Security Operation" can also be seen as a military training to prepare for the future provision of help and support to the region's maritime security mechanisms.
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