The classic hypothesis surrounding a possible war between the United States and China focuses on a regional naval war in the Taiwan Strait or the South China Sea. Recently, more than 200 Chinese militia ships have been massing on disputed islands in the Spratlys for weeks and refusing to leave, and the Philippine defense chief has charged that the Chinese Communist Party intends to further occupy the “West Philippine Sea (region). In addition, on April 3, the U.S. warships appeared in the mouth of the Yangtze River, the Chinese Communist Party think tank that targeted.
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Chinese ships gather and don’t leave, Philippine defense chief says Chinese Communist Party “intends to occupy”
More than 100 Chinese militia boats have been gathering on disputed islands in the Spratlys for weeks, and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana issued another statement Sunday (April 4) accusing the Chinese Communist Party of intending to further occupy the “West Philippine Sea (region).
The West Philippine Sea is commonly thought of as the South China Sea. There is also an interpretation that the West Philippine Sea is what the Philippines calls its exclusive economic zone. By referring to the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, Lorenzana is seen as re-emphasizing the Philippines’ sovereignty over the waters of the South China Sea.
Photo: About 200 Chinese vessels are assembled near Niuyu Reef in the South China Sea.
Photo: Chinese vessels near Niuyu Reef in the South China Sea, pictured on March 23.
This is the second statement issued by Lorenzana in two days in which he reiterated the Philippines’ call for Chinese vessels to leave the waters of Bull Yoke Reef. The Philippines calls Bull Yoke Reef Julian Felipe Reef, which lies within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone.
Philippine Defense Secretary Lorenzana said Sunday (April 4) that “the continued presence of Chinese maritime militias in the area indicates their intention to further occupy the West Philippine Sea (area).
Lorenzana added: “They have done this kind of thing (occupation of disputed areas) before in Huangyan Island as well as in Mischief Reef, in blatant violation of the Philippines’ sovereignty and sovereign rights under international law.”
The Philippines previously said about 220 Chinese vessels were moored in the waters around Ngau Yoke Reef on March 7. The Philippine government considers the personnel on these fishing boats to be militiamen.
Chinese communist diplomats had claimed that the boats moored around Ngau Yoke Reef were fishing boats that were fleeing storms at sea. But the boats have not left since the weather turned.
In a statement Saturday, Lorenzana said 44 Chinese boats remain around Bull Yoke Reef despite improving weather conditions. He said, “I’m not a fool. The weather has been good so far, so there’s no reason for them to stay there.”
Satellite images taken by Colorado-based Maxar Technologies show that some ships have sailed away in the past week, but a large number remain there.
Other ships moved to another reef just a few miles away, according to satellite images and Philippine officials, while another 45 Chinese ships swarmed near Thitu, another Philippine-controlled island 100 miles north of Whitsunday Reef.
U.S. warships show up in Yangtze River mouth carrier group into the South China Sea, Chinese Communist Party think tank: targeted deployment for real war
The “South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program” platform of Peking University, a Chinese Communist Party think tank, pointed out on April 3 that the USS Mustin (DDG 89) appeared in the East China Sea at the mouth of the Yangtze River in the early morning of the same day, and went all the way to the south, its targeting is obvious.
The think tank also pointed out that the USS Roosevelt carrier group had entered the South China Sea on the morning of April 4, the third time this year that the Roosevelt had entered the South China Sea.
According to the Chinese Communist Party’s official media Global Times.com, Hu Bo, director of the think tank, emphasized that the U.S. warships have become stronger and less regular in and around the South China Sea since 2020, with the implication of actual combat deployability. If this line of thinking continues, the number of U.S. carriers entering and leaving the South China Sea will climb, possibly up to dozens of times a year.
Also according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, this think tank released false news last year about U.S. military aircraft crossing Taiwan and U.S. warships entering Penghu waters. Taiwan’s National Defense and Security Research Institute said this was an attempt to influence the perception of the Taiwanese public by using public opinion warfare and psychological warfare.
U.S. Military Prepares for Possible Global Ground Conflict with Communist China
The classic assumptions surrounding a possible war between the United States and China focus on regional naval battles in the Taiwan Strait or the South China Sea, but U.S. Army Major General Richard Coffman recently said the United States must and is already preparing for a worldwide ground conflict with the Communist Party. He is leading the development of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) as one technology and piece of equipment to prepare for such a conflict.
Photo: A robotic combat vehicle from the Project Origin fleet prepares for a drill at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Aug. 11-Sept. 18, 2020
General Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Communist Party’s Central Military Commission, called for an increase in military spending during the two sessions in early March, in part because he judged that a military conflict between the People’s Republic of China and the United States would be inevitable. This was the first such public statement from the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party military.
A few days later, on March 10 and March 15, Major General Coffman referred to Xu Qiliang’s remarks in online statements at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), respectively, and commented, “Anyone who wants to go to war with the United States is foolish, but… . we just have to be ready for wherever and whenever this possible conflict will be.”
General Coffman said there are “many malicious actors” in the world, and China is one of them, but unlike other countries, the Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to the United States, which “is using its entire government, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in a combination of diplomatic, intelligence The Chinese Communist Party “is using its entire government, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in a combination of diplomatic, intelligence, military and economic areas,” to compete with and weaken the United States.
Coffman argued that the United States has only two choices in the face of the CCP’s military competition, either deterrence to avoid conflict or proactivity. “The U.S. choice is deterrence, (because) we don’t want to go to war.” Coffman explained that once Beijing perceives that the U.S. has made concessions or is not ready for war, it could fuel further provocations and the possibility of waging war. Therefore, not only must the U.S. not show weakness, but, instead, it must always be prepared for a global war with the CCP and use its absolute strength to curb the other side’s impulse to wage war.
Coffman believes that in the event of a military conflict between the CCP and the United States, Beijing will not confine the conflict to the South China Sea or the Taiwan Strait. “In either case, whether it starts there (in the South China Sea or Taiwan) or elsewhere, it will sweep across the globe faster than wildfire.” Coffman warned that the conflict could soon expand overnight to the Arctic or Africa, “a global threat that we will be standing by.” He added that “any idea that the Communist Party will limit itself in a conflict is short-sighted.”
While the possibility of war is the hottest topic, Coffman stressed that his role is to ensure that the U.S. Army has the strength to win. “The U.S. Army is a global force. We need to be prepared to fight anywhere in the world. China already poses the greatest military threat to the United States, and we need to make sure we have the speed and range advantage in weapons so we can have a decisive advantage anywhere in the world and ensure victory (in a possible conflict).”
Coffman is the director of the Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle cross-functional team at the Army Futures Command, which tweeted March 16 that “the Next Generation Combat Vehicle, large, tough robots, cover fires that can move quickly and multipurpose armored vehicles, are the focal point of future combat power.”
Survivability, mobility, lethality and firepower are the main indicators for the newly developed combat vehicles. “Survivability comes first,” Coffman emphasized. U.S. soldiers are always ready to accept the nation’s call to arms.
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