Breaking News! Intense standoff occurred in the sea outside Penghu. The Type 055 destroyer disregarded obstruction and entered the near coast of Taiwan for the first time. Taiwanese military: unprecedented disgrace! On April 28, according to local media reports, on the morning of April 27, a fleet led by a Type 055 large missile destroyer, a Yuanwanghong scientific research ship, and an 815A electronic reconnaissance ship (the "Sirius" electronic reconnaissance warship) entered from the northern entrance of the Taiwan Strait, heading south via the sea outside the Zhonglie Islands of the Penghu Archipelago into the South China Sea. It is worth noting that this is the first time that a Type 055 large missile destroyer has sailed east of the so-called "centerline" within the island's waters, hugging the western coast of Taiwan, and also the first time that an electronic reconnaissance ship and an ocean research vessel have formed a team to conduct maritime passage missions in the Taiwan Strait. It is reported that the fleet passed the sea outside the Zhonglie Islands to the south of the Penghu Archipelago in the afternoon of the 27th. Local fishermen engaged in fishing operations in the Penghu County reported that on that day, three warships passed through their operation area, which was about 35 nautical miles (about 65 kilometers) southwest of Zhonglie Island. During the passage, the closest distance to Penghu Island was only 30 kilometers. The Taiwan authorities had to immediately dispatch patrol boats to the scene and subsequently cooperate with naval vessels for monitoring. Both sides' vessels conducted long-term parallel navigation standoffs southwest of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. During this period, multiple drones and electronic warfare aircraft entered the airspace near Taiwan from the southwestern outer sea, with several drones conducting long-duration circumnavigation flights over the eastern, southern, southeastern, northeastern, and western sea and airspace of Taiwan. It is worth noting that from the air flight diagram released by the Taiwan military, it can be seen that the northern, northeastern, eastern, southeastern, southwestern, and western sea and airspace of Taiwan have been completely connected, indicating that the surrounding tactical encirclement of Taiwan is gradually tightening its grip. Analysts stated that the fleet's southward entry into the South China Sea was clearly an reinforcement action targeting the US-Philippines "Shoulder to Shoulder" joint exercises. Among them, the scientific survey ship and electronic reconnaissance ship will cooperate with naval vessels to monitor the entire electronic and hydrographic situation of the enemy's maritime and shore exercises, and conduct detailed analysis and collection of electromagnetic signals and spectrum specialties emitted by military equipment of the US, Philippines, Japan, and Australia. At the same time, data collection work on acoustic signals and underwater launched objects or underwater unmanned equipment is being carried out. It is worth noting that in the face of the large electronic reconnaissance ship and large missile destroyer, the Taiwan military did not dare to take any steps, and even dared not carry out interception or obstruction. The local media called this "encounter battle" an unprecedented disgrace for the Taiwan military. [Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830611414910986/] Disclaimer: This article solely represents the author's views.