The Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo helicopter frigate.
After the U.S. Navy announced that the U.S. fleet was traveling in close parallel with the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, and the Liaoning was spotted staying in place for a day, rumors hit the Internet that the Japanese frigate was also traveling in parallel with the Liaoning. “The photos are in Chinese and the Twitter account of the publisher has been locked.
The photo was posted on Twitter by @shiwenye3, a Japanese frigate that is also “escorting” the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning.
@shiwenye3’s Twitter account is currently locked. However, the picture it sent has been circulating on the internet, with the caption in Chinese, and some tweeters retweeted the picture.
Yahoo! JAPAN reported the news on April 18, saying that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate is visible behind the Chinese (Communist) aircraft carrier in the photo, and that zooming in on the photo and comparing it to the Japanese Murasame frigate or Takanami frigate, the Japanese frigate is seen in the photo. “Takanami” class frigate is identical.
The photos also show the unique design of the Japanese frigate, such as the shape of the rear hangar and the slight slope of the stern.
The report said that this is not a Chinese or American ship, but a Japanese frigate, which is also traveling parallel to the Chinese (CCP) aircraft carrier.
The Liaoning, three destroyers, a frigate and a supply ship passed through Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island on April 3 and entered the Pacific Ocean. On the evening of April 5, the Communist Party of China said that the Liaoning carrier formation conducted training in the waters around Taiwan on April 4.
U.S. Navy captain crosses his feet to see the Liaoning
At 8:00 a.m. on April 4, the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea via the Strait of Malacca.
On April 4, the U.S. Navy took a photo of the captain of the USS Mustin monitoring the Liaoning, and published it on the official website of the U.S. Navy, which sparked a lot of discussion.
(Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arthur Rosen/USN official website)
“USS Liaoning stays in place for a whole day, leading to speculation
After the U.S. Navy released the above photo, the Internet has been abuzz with speculation that the Liaoning stayed in place for a full day off Hainan Island, approximately 290 kilometers from the port of Sanya, but the Chinese government has not provided an explanation.
Taiwan military expert Wu Mingjie said in a Taiwanese political program that the Liaoning has been in the water for more than 30 years and its important power source relies on the ship’s eight old steam boilers burning heavy oil. The sea area to carry the ship aircraft of the J-15 landing and takeoff training.
In an interview with Radio Free Asia, Zheng Jiwen, editor-in-chief of Asia Pacific Defense Magazine, analyzed whether the Liaoning is suffering from mechanical failure, or whether it is docked at a fixed point, or whether it is taking a low-speed approach. These are currently speculations, no evidence to support.
The original Liaoning was the former Soviet Union’s “Varyag”, which was originally intended to be a maritime casino, but was later refurbished into an aircraft carrier, a medium-sized carrier, traditionally powered, not nuclear-powered, and originally positioned as a test ship and training ship.
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