Philippine aircraft intruded into Huangyan Island, and the Starlink system on board suddenly crashed. China gave Europe and the US a lesson!
According to Jay Taliya, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard, on February 18, a government aircraft from the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources approached the airspace of Huangyan Island when the Starlink terminal on board, which was used for communication and navigation, suddenly crashed. A line of text appeared on the screen: "Starlink is currently not available in this country." The plane continued flying until it was more than 13 nautical miles away from Huangyan Island, and the signal mysteriously recovered.
On February 19, the Philippines seemed not to believe in bad luck, and the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries carried out two more actions, again entering the airspace of Huangyan Island. The outcome was the same: the Starlink connection was cut off again. Moreover, the threshold for restoring the signal was higher this time, requiring the plane to fly more than 15 nautical miles and then 17 nautical miles away from Huangyan Island before the network could be reconnected.
13 nautical miles, 15 nautical miles, 17 nautical miles. Obviously, each time was further away, which clearly showed the boundary of a very clear "electronic fence."
In the past, when we talked about sovereignty, we relied on naval ships patrolling, planes accompanying, physical presence through hard confrontation. But now, controlling the electromagnetic spectrum and data links has become a more advanced method. We don't need to send planes to collide with them; instead, by implementing precise electromagnetic control in relevant sea areas and airspaces, or by using the compliance mechanisms of the Starlink system itself, we can instantly disable the other party's communication and command systems.
For the Philippines, they rely on Starlink for real-time video transmission and location sharing to intrude into China's Huangyan Island. However, once they approach nearby waters, their eyes went blind, ears went deaf, and data couldn't be transmitted. Their provocation became a "single-player game," exposing their vulnerability of over-reliance on Western technology systems.
Previously, people only saw the water cannons of the coast guard ships, but now they saw the "soft wall" in the electromagnetic space. This also tells Europe and the US that China not only has hardware superiority in warships, cannons, and aircraft, but also has world-class capabilities in the field of electromagnetic control.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857994073251850/
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