Let’s approach the estuary of the US battleship Yangtze River… Chinese carriers demonstrate armed forces in Taiwan’s waters

On the 3rd at 8 am, a Chinese Liaoning ship carrier fighting team filmed by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces in the southwestern part of the Danjo Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.  From above, Liaoning, Type 055 Nanchang, and Type 052D Chengdu. [사진=일본 방위성 통합막료감부 보도자료 캡처]

On the 3rd at 8 am, a Chinese Liaoning ship carrier fighting team filmed by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces in the southwestern part of the Danjo Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. From above, Liaoning, Type 055 Nanchang, and Type 052D Chengdu. [사진=일본 방위성 통합막료감부 보도자료 캡처]

On the 3rd, when a meeting of the diplomatic ministers of Korea and China was held in Xiamen, China, the US and Chinese navies are competing in armed demonstrations in the East China Sea near South Korea’s South Sea.

Chinese think tank'South China Sea Strategic Posture Detection Plan (SCSPI)' on Twitter on the 3rd of the U.S. battleship Mustin's Yangtze River estuary track map. [트위터 캡처]

Chinese think tank’South China Sea Strategic Posture Detection Plan (SCSPI)’ on Twitter on the 3rd of the U.S. battleship Mustin’s Yangtze River estuary track map. [트위터 캡처]

First, the US forces sent the destroyer to the entrance of the Yangtze River, which is called the main gate of China. South China Sea Strategic Posture Detection Plan (SCSPI), a think tank supervised by the Peking University Maritime Research Institute, announced on Twitter on the 3rd that the US Navy destroyer Mustine (DDG89) performed an operation in the East China Sea this morning. Photo) According to the track chart released by SCSPI, Mustin started south from 250 km east of Shanghai at 0:36 on this day and passed 50 km east of the Zhoushan Islands at 04:48 at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The Mustin ship is a member of the 7th Fleet of the US Navy and is home to Yokosuka of Japan. Hong Kong’s Myungbo pointed out on the 6th that it made it clear that Mustine left its home port on March 27 and headed directly to the East China Sea to target China.

Approaching the US Mustinham’s Zhoushan Archipelago 50km
The Chinese carrier battle team passes through the northern strait of Taiwan
Participated in the air defense command Nanchang ship “Completed the carrier group”
Roosevelt ships enter the South China Sea for the third time

China also carried out an armed demonstration against the United States and Japan on that day by passing the carrier battle group through the waters north of Taiwan. The Japan Defense Ministry’s integrated defense control department posted a press release on the 4th at 8 am on the 3rd. Announced that it had been found. In addition to the Liaoning, the Chinese carriers discovered on the day were the 055-type Nanchang, 052D-type Chengdu and Taiyuan ships, the 054A-type frigates Huanggang and the 901-type general supply ship Hurunhu It was organized as a 倫湖). These carrier fighters traveled southward between the main islands of Okinawa and Miyako and entered the Western Pacific.

The main role of the Chinese carrier battle group on this day is the Nanchang, a 13,000-ton class super-large destroyer commissioned on January 12 last year. “The 055 destroyer is the air defense command ship of the Chinese carrier battle group,” said the former captain of the Taiwanese Navy Rulis Xinjiang. ”Said to the Taiwanese Central News Agency. On March 18, the Nanchang ship passed through the Korean Strait near Tsushima and launched its first operation in the East Sea. Former Captain Lu predicted that “the military operation of the Chinese domestic carrier Shandong has not yet been detected, but counter-training using two carriers will soon unfold.”

The track chart of the US carrier Roosevelt's entry into the Indian Ocean, unveiled on Twitter on the 4th of the Chinese think tank's South China Sea Strategic Posture Detection Plan (SCSPI). [트위터 캡처]

The track chart of the US carrier Roosevelt’s entry into the Indian Ocean, unveiled on Twitter on the 4th of the Chinese think tank’s South China Sea Strategic Posture Detection Plan (SCSPI). [트위터 캡처]

On the 4th, the US Navy carrier Roosevelt was added. On the 4th, SCSPI tweeted on the 4th that the Roosevelt ship had entered the South China Sea through the Strait of Melaka at 8 am on the same day. It is already the third time Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea this year. Candidate (胡波), head of SCSPI, was concerned that “the US carrier’s behavior suddenly decreased in regularity and the color of the actual battle was remarkably increased.” Former Captain Rulis said, “The purpose of the Roosevelt’s entry into the South China Sea is to become familiar with wartime operations and routes,” and predicted that “when the Liaoning ship enters the South China Sea, some form of interaction between the US and China will occur.”

On the 3rd, the Chinese Liaoning ship's carrier squadron passed through northern Taiwan.  From above, the 054A type frigate Huanggang and the 901 type general supply ship Furunhu. [사진=일본 방위성 통합막료감부 보도자료 캡처]

On the 3rd, the Chinese Liaoning ship’s carrier squadron passed through northern Taiwan. From above, the 054A type frigate Huanggang and the 901 type general supply ship Furunhu. [사진=일본 방위성 통합막료감부 보도자료 캡처]

Meanwhile, Chinese Navy spokesman Gao Shucheng said on the night of the 5th night through the official Weibo of the Navy, “The Liaoning carrier squadron is undergoing regular training in the waters around Taiwan according to the annual mission plan.” The Navy will continue to carry out similar training according to the plan.”

Beijing = correspondent Shin Kyungjin [email protected]


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