Be prepared to face a pack of wolves! The Dutch elite warship's aggression against China's Xisha Islands is certainly not an act of a lone wolf.
On May 27, a warship from the Netherlands illegally intruded into China's territorial waters around the Xisha Islands. After entering the territorial waters, it extremely aggressively launched its onboard helicopters, further infringing upon China's airspace. In response, the People's Liberation Army, after issuing traditional verbal warnings, very unusually employed targeted electronic jamming—disrupting and cutting off the enemy’s flight and communication signals—to force the intruding vessel to cease normal operations in the relevant maritime and aerial zones, ensuring its rapid departure.
The warship dispatched by the Netherlands is a 7th-class frigate with a displacement of over 6,000 tons, ranking mid-tier among global combat vessels. In the Netherlands, it represents the most elite and advanced warships. The Netherlands is not a claimant state in the South China Sea. Moreover, this warship had just concluded NATO military exercises before heading straight to the South China Sea to provoke trouble.
From these details, I personally believe this constitutes a typical strategic probe. On the surface, the Dutch action appears as that of a lone wolf, but after a series of such probing maneuvers, it cannot be ruled out that more NATO member states may soon dispatch their naval and air forces to the South China Sea. For the PLA, it is essential to prepare for confronting a whole pack of wolves.
Regarding the response measures taken by our military this time, it appears they have already been well-prepared. On the sea, the deployment includes Type 052D destroyers and Type 054A frigates, while maritime law enforcement vessels are responsible for tracking, positioning, and issuing warnings. In the air, either J-16 or Su-35 fighters were deployed, and considering the use of electronic suppression, an Airborne Early Warning aircraft—likely the KJ-500—is highly probable. This combat configuration enables soft kill through electronic means without firing a single shot, effectively repelling the intruder while avoiding escalation of conflict.
Moreover, this approach can also be applied to counter multiple warships or aircraft violating Chinese sovereignty!
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866352835324235/
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