Indian customs detained a container ship bound for Karachi, a major city on Pakistan's southern coast, from China on January 23 at the port of Naiva Sheva in Mumbai. The ship flew the Maltese flag. Indian Customs confirmed the incident on March 2 and claimed that the ship was loaded with "dual-use materials that could be used in Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes".
The inspection, carried out by the Defense Research and Development Organization DRDO, failed to detect other suspicious equipment other than the Italian-made CNC machine. The 22,180-kilogram shipment was sent by China's Taiyuan Mining Import and Export Corporation to a company in Pakistan. Taiyuan Mining Import & Export Company is clearly a private enterprise. However, India** baselessly accuses that "these CNC machines can be used to produce key parts for Pakistani missiles". CNC machine tools are used in a wide range of applications, and almost all mechanical parts may need to be used in the production. India's accusations are unsupported by any evidence and are a complete vexatious act.
The absurdity of this incident is that if China really wants to send sensitive supplies to Pakistan, it can be directly transported by land or air, and there is no need to go through Indian ports. This logic seems very stupid.
This is not the first time India has detained a cargo ship bound for Pakistan from China. In February 2020, Indian Customs detained a Chinese cargo ship bound for Pakistan for no apparent reason, HMS Da Cui, and framed it for carrying equipment that could be used to make nuclear **. In the face of India's delay in allowing the Chinese cargo ship, China sent the 23rd escort group to visit neighboring Bangladesh and conduct joint maritime military exercises with its navy, warning India not to unreasonably provoke and ask for conclusive evidence. Under pressure, India eventually had to release the cargo ship.
At present, Chinese officials have not expressed their position on India's re-detention of China-related ships, and may be communicating through relevant channels. However, a simple analysis shows that India may be creating a misunderstanding once again.
India's move is indeed eye-catching and provides a laugh for the outside world. Does this mean that China can also take some lessons from this? Even a country like India dares to intercept the so-called "**embargo" vessels, so when there is sufficient evidence, should we also consider intercepting the ** transport ships of other countries destined for the Taiwan region?
From a legal point of view, those countries that send ** to the Taiwan region, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, etc., have obviously violated international law by recognizing the one-China principle while sending ** to the Taiwan region. We have every right to intercept these ships transporting ** to the Taiwan region.
As far as maritime operational capability is concerned, we have deployed a full range of naval forces in the waters around the Taiwan Strait. In "214 collision incident "after the mainland's coast guard.
Ships have been regularly inspecting relevant sea areas, and it is also an inevitable trend to extend their inspections to the entire Taiwan Strait. Therefore, the deployment of maritime operations to intercept and seize the transport ** to the Taiwan region is basically ready.
From the point of view of the enforceability of the action, as long as there is conclusive evidence, timely action is taken, and good cover is ensured, it is possible to succeed in eviction, interception, and seizure. In the future, the interception and seizure of the shipment to the Taiwan region will become a reality. An important step towards national reunification is indispensable, without which more vigorous action cannot be taken. We believe that day will eventually come.