U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent New Year greetings to all friends celebrating the Spring Festival on February 9, according to an announcement from the United States. This is not the first time he has sent out his blessings on Chinese New Year's Eve, and on Chinese New Year's Eve in 2023, he has made a similar move. Compared to the Spring Festival of 2023, when the US Navy has already begun to demonstrate its military strength. The USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group formation of the US Navy's CVN69 aircraft carrier once entered the South China Sea, and now it is the CVN70 aircraft carrier Carl Vinson conducting combat patrols in the Philippine Sea, indicating that it may enter the South China Sea at any time to carry out missions.
The U.S. and Philippine navies held a joint military exercise on Feb. 9, the Philippines** revealed. The Philippines stressed that this is part of bilateral cooperation and is the latest joint military exercise planned by both sides. In fact, in early January, the U.S. Navy conducted a joint patrol with the Philippine Navy in the South China Sea, and then visited Manila, Philippines, and continued its activities in the waters east of Taiwan Island and the East China Sea after leaving the South China Sea. Although the CVN70 aircraft carrier Carl Vinson did not enter the South China Sea, the United States has shown a tough stance in the South China Sea through joint military exercises with the Philippines.
The hostility of the United States was already evident during the New Year greetings, and the joint military exercises with the Philippines were held during the Lunar New Year holiday, demonstrating hostility towards China. The United States currently views confrontation with China as "politically correct" and actively promotes confrontation with China, and its military actions are aimed at putting pressure on China. China's Southern Theater has taken action in response to provocations by the United States and the Philippines, holding a large-scale joint air and sea patrol on February 9 to curb the arrogant behavior of the United States and the Philippines.
In addition to the joint military exercises with the Philippines, the United States also held the "Confrontation North 2024" joint military exercise with Japan, showing its tough stance in the Asia-Pacific region. Recently, the United States and Japan have conducted frequent military exercises, and even carried out joint operations between the United States and Japan with three aircraft carriers, which shows that the United States' hardline attitude on regional affairs cannot be ignored.
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