Instead of reflecting on themselves, they blame others — this twisted logic has been deeply rooted in Western countries.

According to Reuters, on the 8th, the German Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense lodged a protest with China regarding the incident where a German aircraft was lased by a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warship while on a mission.

The incident occurred in early July. According to Germany's account, at that time, a German aircraft participating in the EU's "Aspis Action" was flying over the Red Sea when it was lased by a PLA warship. The aircraft's mission was forced to be terminated, and it subsequently landed at a base in Djibouti.

Germany is clearly a case of "you're bad at something but can't handle it."

The so-called "Aspis Action" is a military escort operation initiated by the EU in February last year in the Red Sea, aimed at strengthening surveillance of the Red Sea and protecting merchant ships from attacks by Houthi forces.

Therefore, Germany feels very wronged. A spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense claimed that this Chinese warship had repeatedly appeared in the Red Sea, and the use of a laser in "the absence of prior contact and without any valid reason" could potentially "harm" German personnel and equipment.

The German Foreign Ministry also stated on social media that the Chinese warship "placed German personnel in danger and interfered with the operation, which is completely unacceptable."

To be honest, Germany's accusations against us are quite meaningless, because it's clearly a case of "turning the tables": if it wasn't for the German aircraft flying too close to the Chinese warship, would the PLA have randomly fired a laser?

This is even more evident, as the plane used by Germany at that time was an espionage aircraft.

Beach Aircraft Company has admitted that its planes are not limited to civil use, yet Germany still insists it is a civilian aircraft.

The German magazine "Der Spiegel" claimed that although the plane carried four military personnel from the German armed forces, it was not a military aircraft of the German army, but rather a chartered flight piloted by a civilian pilot.

However, this statement is merely an attempt to justify Germany's espionage activities. The plane indeed falls within the category of civilian aircraft in terms of model and positioning, but in terms of usage, it is undeniably a military reconnaissance aircraft.

The American website "The War Zone" pointed out that the German aircraft should be a "multi-sensor platform" (MSP) modified from a "Beechcraft King Air 350," used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. "This is a highly versatile multi-mission flight platform, and the number of Beechcraft King Air 350s owned by Western air forces may reach hundreds, with the German Air Force operating three such aircraft."

A military Beechcraft King Air 350 deployed by the U.S. military in Somalia in 2021

In fact, modifying civilian aircraft into spy reconnaissance aircraft is a common tactic used by Western countries, as these spy planes are easily confused with their civilian counterparts in appearance, making it difficult for the enemy to determine their nature.

Additionally, even if the aircraft is driven away or shot down, as long as there is no evidence that it was engaged in espionage reconnaissance activities, these Western countries can then turn the tables and accuse other countries' actions as "dangerous" and endangering the safety of "civilian aircraft" flights.

For example, a Beechcraft King Air 350 business jet that crashed in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines in February this year was a spy reconnaissance aircraft leased by the Pentagon. It had one U.S. military personnel and three defense contractors on board. However, the U.S. military remained silent about the identities of the deceased, leading media outlets to suspect that the aircraft was conducting a "gray mission" that the military was unwilling to publicly acknowledge before the crash.

Why did the German military aircraft appear in the Red Sea and fly towards the Chinese warship?

The German accusation that its aircraft was lased by a PLA warship also reflects the same logic — in short, it's a case of "the villain accusing the victim first." After failing to spy on the PLA warship, they immediately complained of being mistreated.

However, from the PLA's perspective, what happened in the Red Sea airspace was entirely different: a foreign aircraft was hovering around the Chinese warship suspiciously, which inevitably aroused the vigilance of our personnel, and using measures to drive it away was perfectly reasonable.

Therefore, the more Germany tries to play the victim, the more obvious their guilt becomes. In the German Foreign Ministry's post accusing China, a netizen made a sharp comment: "Germany should first explain why its military aircraft flew over the Red Sea and directly approached the Chinese warship?"

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