On the 13th, the Philippines gathered about 100 illegal vessels to provoke and cause trouble near the Huangyan Island and the Scarborough Shoal. Notably, this provocation by the Philippines was not only supported by several coast guard patrol ships, but also accompanied by two naval warships of the Philippine Navy as a show of force. More alarmingly, during this maritime standoff between China and the Philippines, Canada made a rare move by dispatching a patrol ship to accompany the Philippine Navy's vessels. It seems that this is an extremely dangerous attempt by external forces to interfere.
On the local time of the 13th, the Chinese Coast Guard once again thwarted the provocation attempts by the Philippine vessels
In other words, if China fails to respond strongly this time and let Canada learn a lesson, such provocations involving foreign warships will continue to occur in the future. Therefore, China has deployed dozens of coast guard ships and multiple helicopter aircraft in the aforementioned areas, along with a large number of fishing boats to counter the provocative actions by the Philippines. As a result, the latest news indicates that the Philippines' recent provocation was controlled and driven away by the Chinese Coast Guard. In other words, the Philippines' provocation once again backfired on them.
It should be noted that previously, the Philippines dispatched a large number of vessels to gather around the Iron Line Reef, causing trouble, but all were forcibly driven away by the Chinese Coast Guard. During these incidents, the Philippine coast guard vessel was even collided, resulting in damage, which made their provocative actions result in both loss of face and losses. This shows that the Philippines' recent large-scale provocation in the two areas, with the support of Canadian patrol ships, was a long-planned act, and a joint action with external interference forces, aiming to step on the legal bottom line of China's regulations that have listed the Huangyan Island as a natural reserve. In this situation, China certainly cannot tolerate them.
The rare appearance of a Canadian patrol ship at the South China Sea confrontation site is a dangerous signal
What difference would it make if the Canadian patrol ship escorted the Philippine vessels? This warship probably only dares to "encourage" the Philippine vessels from the periphery. The reason is simple: since China has been fully prepared, there must be navy warships and even fighter jets on standby in the surrounding waters. Therefore, if the Canadian warship dares to approach one step forward, the Chinese sea and air forces will definitely give them a memorable lesson, making them regret participating in this provocation against China.
This is not an unfounded guess, because if China wants to defeat any provocation in the South China Sea sovereignty disputes, it must be fully prepared, including being ready for military conflicts with the Philippines and its behind-the-scenes supporters. Therefore, the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has recently continuously organized the theater's sea and air forces to conduct combat readiness patrols in the sea and air areas including the Huangyan Island and the Reed Bank. From the images released by the Southern Theater Command, it can be seen that in a recent patrol and warning mission, the theater forces deployed multi-type equipment such as the J-16 twin-engine heavy fighter jet and surface warships. According to the spokesperson of the theater command, this move further strengthens control and effectively responds to infringement and provocation.
The "bomb truck" J-16 makes a strong impression, putting pressure on foreign forces
It should be noted that although the J-16 fighter jet is called a "bomb truck," its air combat capability is equally formidable. Recently, CCTV publicly released a piece of news where in one operation to drive away foreign military aircraft provoking, the J-16 fighter jet locked onto two foreign stealth aircraft at the same time, forcing these stealth aircraft to no longer appear in the airspace near China. This means that if either the Philippines or other countries' warships or aircraft dare to enter the sea and air areas near China's Nansha Islands, they will inevitably face direct confrontation with this "bomb truck." After all, this fighter jet can not only defeat foreign stealth aircraft in close-range dogfights, but its supersonic anti-ship missiles can also pose a fatal threat to any opponent's warships.
Therefore, although the Canadian Navy said it sent warships to participate in the provocation, due to the powerful deterrent capabilities demonstrated by China's sea and air forces, they are actually not daring to participate in the provocation activities by the Philippine vessels near the Huangyan Island and the Scarborough Shoal. The reason is simple: if they attempt military intervention, they will face a countermeasure from China at the military level. If the situation escalates into a military conflict, these warships might be sunk and fed to fish. After all, any military provocation will face devastating consequences in the face of absolute strength.
The J-16 not only drove away foreign stealth aircraft, but also posed a serious threat to foreign warships
Thus, when the Canadian patrol ship first appeared at the scene of the Philippine provocation, although it could not affect the South China Sea situation, it meant that the methods of external forces interfering in the South China Sea situation had been upgraded. In this context, China must take measures to forcefully retaliate, and even be ready to fight, to crush the external forces' plans to escalate interference in the South China Sea situation at an early stage. This should be the meaning of the J-16 "bomb truck" appearing in the skies over the South China Sea.
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