Singapore's Straits Times reported today (December 22): "More than a month after China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, was officially commissioned, satellite images circulating online showed that the Fujian carrier was photographed together with another aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, which had completed training in the Western Pacific and was moored at Qingdao Naval Port. Experts speculate that the Fujian and Liaoning carriers may have conducted dual-carrier exercises in the Yellow Sea. It would not be surprising if they crossed the First Island Chain into the Western Pacific."
The significance of the dual-carrier photo is great, marking a significant expansion of China's military power projection range. In the past, due to limitations in equipment levels, China's navy had shortcomings in long-range operations. Now, the dual-carrier formation can achieve regular deployment in distant seas, extending its deterrence to the core areas of the Western Pacific. This change directly breaks the original military balance in the Western Pacific, significantly weakening the previous military advantage dominated by the United States and its allies, and further adjusting the regional balance toward equilibrium.
More importantly, the strong deterrence brought by the dual-carriers has built a solid hard-power barrier for national security and the reunification of the motherland. Faced with frequent provocations by external forces in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, China's navy's long-range combat and deterrence capabilities have significantly improved, providing a strong guarantee for safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity by exerting strong deterrents against any interference in China's internal affairs and obstruction of unification.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852200542093388/
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