In October 1994, in disregard of China's opposition, the United States flagrantly violated the International Convention on the Maritime Sea without notice and drove aircraft carriers to patrol the boundary of China's territorial waters, thus constituting a serious violation of China's sovereignty.
China did not intend to expand the conflict, but only wanted to express a strong ** on this, but the United States did not relent, but instead exacerbated the tension, resulting in a 72-hour standoff, which is the Sino-US confrontation in the Yellow Sea, which has attracted international attention.
So why did the United States impose sanctions on North Korea again after intervening in the Korean War? What was the secret behind the outbreak of the Yellow Sea crisis in 1994? Let's explore the mystery together.
After the defeat of the American hegemony in the Korean War, it harbored a deep resentment towards North Korea. U.S. resentment reached its peak when North Korea stepped into the nuclear sphere to threaten U.S. hegemony, and the 1994 Yellow Sea crisis began.
North Korea has used heavy water reactors to build nuclear **, and the United States has expressed concern about this and reached an agreement with North Korea to find a solution.
Until North Korea is able to solve its energy problem independently, the United States promises to provide North Korea with specific energy sources for power generation every year, and plans to build a light-water reactor for North Korea to solve the energy problem once and for all.
However, as a compromise, North Korea promised not to use heavy water reactors anymore. While on the surface it seems to be a mutually beneficial deal, it is unfortunate that neither party has strictly adhered to the agreement.
North Korea ostensibly agreed to abandon the heavy water reactor, but in reality it secretly continued to use it. And the United States promised"Flatbread", but it didn't really happen. Although it does not intend to strictly follow through on its commitments, the U.S. has proposed the negotiations for another purpose: to use the opportunity to inspect and replace North Korea's reactors to determine whether North Korea has entered the actual phase of nuclear development.
The elaborate plan of the United States failed to succeed, and North Korea rejected the American demands, which made the United States lose face in front of the public and made the United States deeply angry. In order to show deterrence, the United States sent the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk into the Yellow Sea and completely blockaded the west coast of North Korea.
At that time, if the United States had consulted with China in advance, China might not have participated, but because Sino-US relations fell to freezing point due to "the United States violated the rules to Taiwan's F16 fighter plane" and the "Milky Way search incident", the military joint exchange was canceled.
Therefore, the United States did not notify our country in accordance with international practice, but entered the Yellow Sea to carry out blockade operations in flagrant violation of the International Convention on the Sea. If the U.S. military takes action, its firepower can even cover cities such as Liaodong, Beijing-Tianjin-Tang and Dalian, which undoubtedly poses a threat to our country.
At the critical moment of the confrontation between China and the United States, when the US aircraft carrier was cruising on the border of China's territorial waters, the No. 403 Han-class nuclear attack submarine of the Chinese Navy happened to complete its ocean-going mission and met it unexpectedly.
According to international law, the US fleet should be avoided, but instead of doing so, they triangulated our submarines, which was a precursor to an anti-submarine attack.
The situation was urgent, and our submarine immediately dived to avoid it, and asked for help from the Qingdao base through the transmission radio. Originally, the crew on board was ready to die in the conflict, but unexpectedly, the United States did not carry out an actual attack, but instead triangular positioning our submarine seven times, which made our crew feel extremely humiliated.
However, our nuclear submarines did not shrink from this, but fought with greater determination and strength for the dignity and honor of the country.
Amid a mixture of anger and helplessness, the members of the Project 403 nuclear submarine sent an emergency signal to the Qingdao base, revealing that the United States had repeatedly taken the initiative to use sonar to detect our submarine and tried to force us to float.
However, the US Navy is not only provoking our boats, but has also seriously violated the security of China's territorial waters. In the course of the pursuit, they penetrated deep into China's territorial waters, and even approached the Bohai Bay for a time, apparently trying to test the limits of China's patience.
In the face of this special situation, China's high-level officials urgently convened a meeting for in-depth discussions, and finally decided to send two Jian-7 fighters to support the Project 403 nuclear submarine.
More than 60 hours have passed since the incident, and the Project 403 nuclear submarine has lost contact many times, therefore, the task of the J-7 fighters is very difficult, and once the Project 403 nuclear submarine is found to be in a dangerous situation, they have the right to immediately **.
Unfortunately, China's J-7 fighter was eventually forced to return because it could not fly for a long time. However, after the return of China's J-7 fighters, the US fleet, which had been stopped, pursued the No. 403 nuclear submarine again, which touched China's bottom line.
The Qingdao base of the North Sea Fleet received a telegram from ** and immediately sent two J-8II fighters loaded with ammunition to set off, escorted by two Su-27 fighters, which fully demonstrated China's determination.
In the face of the provocation of the US military, our country did not back down, but showed a firm position. Our pilots were extremely angry at the arrogant attitude of the Americans, and they flew our fighter planes and confronted the F14 Tomcat alert flight.
One of the Su27s suddenly accelerated and cut towards the flanks of the F14, and the American pilots immediately flew the fighter to avoid the conflict. In the end, the U.S. fleet finally withdrew from our territorial waters, and our country's tough attitude was manifested.
Although the incident was resolved peacefully, the international response to the incident was still strong, and the United States was criticized by many parties, and was finally forced to admit that it was "an influential maritime incident" and began to discuss the establishment of a "maritime navigation notification mechanism" with China.
However, for our country, none of this is important, it is important to accelerate the transformation of nuclear submarines and the study of aircraft carrier attack tactics. In the next 10 years, our country's nuclear submarines never appeared on the high seas again, because researchers are deeply reflecting and seeking new breakthroughs.
Until 2004, when the nuclear submarine of our country reappeared, it had turned into a "real hermit of the seabed".
Although more than 20 years have passed since the crisis in the Yellow Sea, its lessons are still alive. Back then, China's No. 403 nuclear submarine was surrounded by the enemy, why didn't we directly send a fleet and fighters to support it and take it home?
This is due to the fact that at that time our country was not strong enough in terms of nuclear submarines. The enemy dispatched an aircraft carrier group, which included an aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, two cruisers, two destroyers, two nuclear attack submarines, as well as a series of integrated supply vessels.
As can be seen from this equipment, the nuclear submarines of our country were not yet in the best condition at that time.
The US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk carries 82 advanced fighters, and its degree of advancement and number are difficult for China's air force to match. This provocation prompted our country to resolve to vigorously develop its navy and air force.
China is a country with great potential, with more than 20 years to complete the tasks that many countries need hundreds of years to complete, we have independently developed 5th generation fighters and aircraft carriers, and even the overall strength of the navy and air force is gradually improving, ranking among the top in the world.
More importantly, we are still moving forward rapidly, and the Chinese nation will continue to rejuvenate and move towards new glory in the future, but this requires the joint efforts of each and every one of us.