When Trump was considering whether to take action against Venezuela, a Chinese electronic reconnaissance ship appeared in the Caribbean Sea, making the United States hesitate to act?

Recently, there has been a message circulating widely on social media, claiming that China's "Liao Wang" electronic reconnaissance ship appeared off the coast of Venezuela.

In addition, some accounts have claimed that China not only sent an electronic reconnaissance ship, but also two Y-20s quietly arrived in Venezuela in late August, and China plans to provide J-10 fighter jets to Venezuela, while Russia is preparing to supply 2000 "Geranium" drones to Venezuela.

Have you ever searched for the naming format of the Type 815 electronic reconnaissance ship?

So, what is the authenticity of these messages?

Although these messages sound exciting, unfortunately, they are all false.

Firstly, the so-called "Chinese electronic reconnaissance ship 'Liao Wang' arrived off the coast of Venezuela" - up to now, we have not seen any information about a "Chinese electronic reconnaissance ship appearing near Venezuela" on foreign open-source intelligence platforms.

In other words, if there were indeed a "Chinese electronic reconnaissance ship" near Venezuela, foreign open-source intelligence accounts would have already started to hype it up.

The domestic self-media accounts that fabricated and spread this rumor should have at least paid attention to the naming format of our current Type 815 electronic reconnaissance ships, and would not have spread the so-called "Liao Wang" appearing off the coast of Venezuela.

Type 815 Electronic Reconnaissance Ship: When did I change my name?

Because our current Type 815 electronic reconnaissance ships are named after stars, such as the "Tianwangxing" (Uranus), "Tianquangxing" (Zhuque), and "Tianshuxing" (Tian Shu), there is no such thing as "Liao Wang".

Some people may mention "Liao Wang Yi Hao" which sounds similar to "Liao Wang", but note that "Liao Wang Yi Hao" is not an electronic reconnaissance ship, but a space measurement ship, mainly used for space tracking and control missions.

Moreover, the naming of China's aerospace oceanic measurement ships has always been based on the "Yuanwang" series. Information about "Liao Wang Yi Hao" can only be found in military analysis or defense media reports both domestically and internationally, and less information has been disclosed by official Chinese media or authoritative media.

Y-20 delivers relief supplies to Afghanistan

As for the so-called "two Y-20s arriving in Venezuela," it is pure nonsense. For example, one can refer to the report released by Chinese media on September 7th, "Y-20 delivers relief supplies to Afghanistan," as well as the confirmation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2022 that the Y-20 flew to Serbia to deliver military supplies to Serbia.

Therefore, once a large transport aircraft like the Y-20 flies to a certain country, it will inevitably be confirmed at the official level of China, rather than the rumor that "two Y-20s landed in Venezuela" without any coverage on official media.

Secondly, the claim that "China will provide J-10 fighter jets to Venezuela" – this message can be interpreted together with the "Russia will provide 2000 drones to Venezuela": both are rumors.

This article from Malaysian media is just speculation, yet many people took it seriously

The source of the so-called "China will provide J-10 fighter jets to Venezuela" is probably an article published by Malaysia's "Asia Defense Security" website in late August. However, it should be noted that the original text of the Malaysian media also admitted that "this news has not been officially confirmed by China and Venezuela" and "Venezuela may consider purchasing J-10 fighter jets." Therefore, this article from Malaysian media should actually be considered as a speculation, not a solid news report.

"Fisherman" clearly said it was a "hypothetical"

The claim that "Russia will provide 2000 drones to Venezuela" is also the same. This message is actually a hypothesis proposed by a Russian open-source intelligence account called "Fisherman." His original words were: "Let's imagine that if Venezuela could obtain 2000 Geranium drones, it could attack U.S. bases in the Caribbean, and even strike the U.S. mainland under certain conditions." It is not that Russia has already provided 2000 drones to Venezuela.

It is not difficult to see that, just like during the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Palestine conflicts, after the escalation of the situation in Venezuela, a large number of rumors with a "hot-blooded" appearance have again emerged on social media. However, these rumors are not complicated, and netizens should be more careful when forwarding them, instead of blindly listening to and believing them.

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