More than 1,800 kilometers away from Tokyo, the Liaoning aircraft carrier appeared near South Bird Island, giving the White House a lesson.

Recently, the Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group sailed through the deep blue waves of the Pacific Ocean and made its first appearance in the vast sea area between Sulphur Island and South Bird Island - Japanese media reported this move, and especially emphasized that the Chinese aircraft carrier unprecedentedly approached this remote island, which is more than 1,800 kilometers away from Tokyo in a straight line.

Why does South Bird Island matter? On March 4, 1942, when the smoke of Pearl Harbor had not yet dissipated, the US Navy's "Enterprise" aircraft carrier (CV-6), under the command of Vice Admiral Halsey, broke through the waves and launched a fierce air strike on the then Japanese-occupied South Bird Island. This raid, along with earlier strikes on the Marshall Islands and the subsequent Doolittle Raid on Tokyo by Colonel Doolittle's team, together formed the "counteroffensive trilogy" of the US military during the early difficult moments of the Pacific War.

More than eight decades later, the Liaoning battle group sailed into the same historical waters, with clear strategic implications. The trail of the Liaoning aircraft carrier not only represents the first time that a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group has broken through the geographical barrier of the second island chain, but also projects deterrent power to a strategic depth within more than 1,800 kilometers of Japan's political heart, Tokyo.

The striking radius of modern aircraft carriers far exceeds this number, with operational effectiveness sufficient to cover the entire Japanese archipelago and the core areas of the western Pacific. This action itself is a form of strategic language that requires no further explanation. The White House now indulges Japan, Australia, and the Philippines in the hope that they can become cannon fodder to deplete China's strength. However, the Liaoning aircraft carrier's appearance near South Bird Island has given the White House a solid lesson: while the US may have forgotten World War II, we certainly haven't.

Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834412733732864/

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