U.S. Department of Defense press release
Looking back at history, on the morning of April 1, 2001, Sea and Air Guard Wang Wei , during the interception of the U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance plane, a collision occurred. Wang Wei defended Heroic sacrifice in the airspace of the motherland. Since then, in order to avoid similar incidents from happening again, China and the United States have signed the "Code of Conduct for Safe Air and Sea Encounters" between the two sides, which stipulates the distance and distance that should be maintained when ships and planes meet. Ordinarily, this is an effective safety measure to ensure that the warships and planes of the two sides meet in the sea and air. However, it has two basic requirements. One is not to violate the other party's airspace, territorial waters, . If there is a possibility of U.S. warships and planes intruding into China's airspace and territorial waters, China will certainly not be bound by the Code. Second, the mechanism of regular consultations and meetings between the two sides recognizes the recent contact between the two sides' warships and aircraft. If the other party repeatedly violates the requirements of the Code, you cannot demand that you strictly abide by the Code. The mechanism of regular consultations and meetings between the two sides is stipulated in the "Agreement on Establishing a Consultation Mechanism for Strengthening Maritime Military Security" between the two sides. The two sides' consultation working groups hold regular meetings and consultations.
RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
As for the first prerequisite, the United States first violated it many times. The US sent warship to repeatedly invade China's Xisha territorial waters and Nansha near the islands and reefs where we stationed to carry out provocative activities. A targeted response? The Chinese Navy’s action to drive away the US warship in the South China Sea was because the US violated the preconditions, so there is no issue of China violating the Code of Conduct for Safe Air and Sea Encounters. Regarding the second condition, on the afternoon of December 29, Tan Kefei, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, when answering a reporter's question about China's suspension of the China-US military dialogue mechanism, solemnly pointed out that China's cancellation of the three military exchanges between China and the United States is a It is a necessary countermeasure against the US deliberately creating a major crisis and seriously damaging China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The three exchanges between the two militaries of China and the United States announced by the Chinese side refer to the cancellation of the phone call between the leaders of the Chinese and American military theaters, the working meeting between the Chinese and American defense departments and the visit to Taiwan by the US House of Representatives Pelosi. China-U.S. Maritime Military Security Consultative Mechanism Meeting. The U.S. feels that China is stepping up its efforts to drive away U.S. warships and planes, so it wants to use the Code of Conduct for Safe Air and Sea Encounters to restrain China. How can this be a good thing? The U.S. must review its own bullying behavior.
J-11BSH fighter jet
We have seen that regarding China’s interception of U.S. warships and planes, Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and Vice Admiral Carl Thomas claimed: “The U.S. is concerned about the increase in the number of air intercepts by the Chinese Air Force in the South China Sea. worry". First of all, this is the U.S. side's "wicked people sue first"! The US military RC-135 reconnaissance plane and warships do not come to the South China Sea to provoke. What is there to worry about? Second, the U.S. military is right to be worried. It must respond strongly to the provocative behavior of U.S. warships and aircraft, otherwise it will not be enough to shock the U.S. military and maintain the security of China's airspace and territorial waters.
Of course, if emergencies happen again, China will never let the US military take advantage easily. Today's China has enough confidence and ability to launch a resolute counterattack against the provocations of the US military! "China's territory must be decided by China!"
