Recently, the news that five US aircraft carriers are massing around China has caused tension. According to the experience of any sea area in the world, when the United States concentrates more than two aircraft carriers, it often means tensions and possible conflicts. Now, the U.S. plans to contain five aircraft carriers around China by the beginning of 2024, does that mean the U.S. is really going to cause trouble?
The United States has been hyping similar news, and three aircraft carriers have indeed been deployed around China before. The USS Carl Vinson entered the western Pacific after exercises in the East China Sea, the USS Ronald Reagan has been docked in Japan, and the USS Roosevelt has been operating in the vicinity. In addition, according to the United States**, the USS Lincoln has left the United States to sail for the western Pacific Ocean, and plans to send the USS Washington to Japan for deployment. On the whole, in addition to the existing three aircraft carriers, the United States does want to concentrate five aircraft carriers around China. This is seen as the first time in recent history that five American supercarriers have appeared in the western Pacific at the same time, demonstrating the power of the United States.
Some international ** have also made a big splash about the matter. Barton, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia in the United Kingdom, claimed that for the United States, conflicts in Europe and the Middle East still exist, and although Sino-US relations are warming, for the United States, containing China in relevant regions is still the top priority.
However, the news that the five aircraft carriers hyped by the United States to encircle China was quickly debunked. In fact, there are not five American aircraft carriers to encircle China, and now there are not even three.
The USS Reagan came to the western Pacific from Yokosuka, in fact, for maintenance and upkeep, and did not have the ability to carry out its mission. The USS Carl Vinson returned to the continental United States after completing its mission in the East China Sea. The USS Lincoln also did not sail to the western Pacific, while the USS Washington operated mainly near Cape Virginia.
At the moment, only the USS Roosevelt is really active around China. According to the information released by the South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness, the USS Roosevelt sailed to the Philippine Sea after leaving **. Interestingly, the aircraft carrier did not have a cruiser escort and was essentially in a state of weakness. In this case, there are no conditions for wanting to exert the so-called external pressure on China.
Therefore, it can be said that the five aircraft carriers hyped by the United States before to encircle China have completely disappeared, and only one aircraft carrier is left to sail in the open sea, which has no strategic significance.
The reality is that it is almost impossible for the US Navy to mobilize five aircraft carriers to appear around China at the moment. The U.S. Navy emphasizes a global strategy, and it is simply impossible to come up with five aircraft carriers to contain China, excluding the aircraft carriers that are maintained and docked. Even if the US aircraft carrier is really mobilized to China's periphery, it will not be able to form a strategic deterrent against China. China's strategic rocket force has the world's most advanced and comprehensive range of anti-ship missiles, covering the sea area extending 2,000 kilometers from the coast of Chinese mainland. Under this kind of strike capability, it is wishful thinking for aircraft carriers to form a strategic deterrent against China.
I hope that the United States will stop hyping up this kind of nonsense news. China is not easy to bully, US aircraft carriers are not omnipotent, and the Western Pacific is not the final say of the US Navy. We should look more rationally at the essence behind these superficial actions and devote ourselves to maintaining peace and stability in the region.