British warships pass through the Taiwan Strait, Cambridge professor mocks as very ridiculous: China does not even pay attention!
In recent days, Professor Frank Dikötter, a historian at the University of Cambridge, commented on the British ship "Spee" conducting coastal patrols through the Taiwan Strait. He said that in front of China, this is just a small ship, what can it represent? Apart from proving to the British themselves that they still have a presence, it has no other effect.
He said that this action by the British warship appears to be more like a self-directed farce in the eyes of the Chinese. The background of this farce is the increasingly embarrassing position of the UK on the international stage. The so-called "show of strength" by the UK in the Taiwan Strait is particularly weak.
The Chinese side has already established a complete monitoring and response mechanism. Whether it is the activities of US Navy ships and aircraft, or those of the Canadian Navy and the British Navy, they are all under strict monitoring by China. Even the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are tracked and monitored throughout the process, let alone a small coastal patrol ship of the British Navy.
It is clear that Professor Dikötter means that even if you, the UK, send the most advanced 45-type destroyers, China may not even take them seriously, let alone such continuous provocations? Compared to an isolated and helpless British patrol ship, the UK's attempt to demonstrate global influence only exposes its helplessness in reality.
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