During the recent standoff between U.S. warships and the Chinese navy, foreign media reported that the U.S. military has started to use “Cognitive Warfare” (i.e., information psychological warfare), i.e., sending messages to the Chinese Communist Party through pictures, etc., and the Chinese side was really stimulated by the messages and jumped on both feet.
On April 3, the Liaoning, three destroyers, a frigate and a supply ship passed through the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island, and then sailed to the Pacific Ocean. The USS Roosevelt carrier strike group entered the South China Sea via the Strait of Malacca on April 4. According to the Chinese Communist Party’s official media, the two forces met at sea.
On Sunday, the U.S. Navy released a photo showing Lt. Cmdr. Robert Briggs, commander of the destroyer USS Muscatine, and Lt. Cmdr. Richard Slye, his second-in-command, leisurely gazing at the Liaoning, which is several kilometers away. Lt. Cmdr. Briggs also relaxed with his feet crossed over the side of the ship, half lying down and looking off into the distance, while Slye stood at ease with his hands clasped to his chest.
Analysts say the move is a “perception war” by the U.S. to the Chinese Communist Party, sending a clear message that the Liaoning is not to be feared. Although the term “cognitive warfare” came fairly late in the game, the concept has a long history. It is broadly interpreted as information psychological warfare.
Lu Li-shih, a former instructor at Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Naval Academy, was quoted in the South China Morning Post on April 11 as saying that the posed photo was undoubtedly part of the U.S. “cognitive warfare” campaign, showing that the United States does not see the Chinese Communist Party as a direct threat. The pose of the two U.S. servicemen “shows that they despise the Chinese Communist military,” he said. He said.
And Andrei Chang, editor-in-chief of Canada-based Kanwa Defence Review, said the photo was “a warning to the Chinese Communist military” that the U.S. has a thorough understanding of the Liaoning strike group.
The Central News Agency also quoted Lv Lishi, a former captain of the Navy’s Xinjiang naval vessel and an instructor at the Naval Academy’s Military Discipline Department, as saying that the U.S. military is engaged in “cognitive warfare” against the Chinese Communist Party, and that the photo means that the U.S. military is questioning the actual combat capabilities of the Chinese military at sea. Some photography experts also analyzed that the U.S. military’s pose was clearly a pose to convey the message that “the U.S. military looks askance at the PLA.
Although the U.S. military later withdrew the photo, it still sparked heated debate, with some Chinese netizens saying their “hearts were broken” and the Chinese Communist Party’s “grifter” Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, and CCTV and other official media reacting violently.
Hu Xijin said on his microblog on the 12th that the photo was a message from the United States to back up its allies, and claimed that the CCP could “drive U.S. troops 1,500 kilometers away from the coastline in the event of war.” The CCTV also released a video of a live-fire exercise of the Communist navy in the “three major war zones” on the afternoon of the 11th, calling out the so-called “intensive practice” and “full firepower”.
The netizens have also commented, some said, “Why didn’t the mainland say that the old U.S. sent P pictures.”
“The captain and first officer of the USS Mastin were watching the Liaoning ship from the observatory with their legs crossed, apparently the other side no longer poses any threat. It’s too in your face ……”
“Liaoning ship is for the foolish people inside the wall to see the drops! Scaring the foolish people! The old US is watching the show! Hahahahaha!”
“The equivalent of a martial arts competition, meet and greet, a little bit of comparison, and already see the winner”
“The U.S. emperor is calm and relaxed, just short of a glass of beer to see the broken ship ahead of the play!”
“Too not give face to the bandits. The bandits face slapped into a pig’s head three that goat-like”
“Such a close observation, the Ministry of Defense surprisingly even invective.”
“Falling and fleeing photos, but actually give the Chinese Communist Party said they won, how good to say it!”
“I’ll just stare at you and look at your heart.”
“The photo was released by the US Department of Defense! It is tantamount to informing the world, including the Beijing authorities, that the suspect’s hiding place, whereabouts, and every move is under close surveillance, and that it is impossible for the suspect to try to commit unilateral violence by force in a stealthy, sneaky, and sneaky manner!”
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