China’s amphibious landing ship Hainan.
Following the Chinese Communist Party’s announcement of the commissioning of its amphibious assault ship, the Type 075 Hainan, at a ceremony in Sanya last Friday (April 24), U.S. defense adviser Carl Schuster urged Western allies to quickly arm patrol boats to the South China Sea to keep the Chinese navy in check.
At a time when the U.S. Seventh Fleet warships in the South China Sea are monitoring the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, and the Japanese and Australian governments are concerned about the situation in the Taiwan Strait, U.S. defense adviser Carl Schuster urged U.S. allies, including the Philippines and Vietnam, and the U.S. Coast Guard to move quickly to the South China Sea to deal with the latest Chinese deployment of the USS Hainan in the South China Sea. “Hainan” and deter the Chinese Communist Party.
After the Chinese Communist Party announced the commissioning of China’s largest amphibious assault ship, the Type 075 amphibious landing ship Hainan, in Sanya last Friday (April 23), Shusterer issued a statement urging U.S. allies, including Vietnam and the Philippines, to quickly rush to the South China Sea and You should also invite the U.S. Coast Guard to join you, which would send a very powerful signal,” he wrote.
The 40,000-ton Hainan is the Communist Party’s first amphibious landing ship, which can carry almost all of the Communist Party’s marines and land them in enemy-controlled areas via landing craft or helicopters, as well as provide air support, with a flight deck that can operate helicopter landings and takeoffs, and hovercraft and armored amphibious assault vehicles on board. The ship’s flight deck can be used for helicopter landing operations, and the hovercraft and armored amphibious assault vehicles on board can also be used to launch attacks from the ship, so military experts believe that the deployment of this ship will certainly cause concern for Taiwan and other countries that have maritime disputes with China.
Collin Koh, a researcher at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, said that by deploying its most advanced amphibious assault ship in the southern theater, the Chinese Communist Party is sending a message to its neighbors that it will force them to upgrade their armed forces and seek support from major powers to deal with “widening asymmetries,” and that they will be more concerned and wary of the ship. The amphibious landing ship will be of greater concern to and beware of its neighbors.
Hong Kong military commentator Song Zhongping, a former Communist military instructor, said the Hainan is part of the Communist Party’s Southern Naval Theater, but that does not mean it is only responsible for the South China Sea; it could also be used for Taiwan and other cross-theater missions, but mainly for the South China Sea.
U.S. Seventh Fleet warships inserted to monitor the Liaoning
A satellite cloud image released by OSINT on April 26 shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in the South China Sea on April 26, while a U.S. Seventh Fleet Burke-class destroyer is inserted into the Liaoning carrier battle group to follow the Liaoning.
Satellite images released on the OSINT website on the 26th show that the U.S. Burke class destroyer interfered with the Liaoning battle group while the Liaoning was traveling in the Miyako Strait off the eastern coast of Taiwan.
The images show that the Liaoning battle group included the Type 054A frigate, Type 052D destroyer, Type 055 star destroyer and Type 901 integrated supply ship.
OSINT’s satellite cloud image from April 26 shows the U.S. Burke class destroyer inserted into the Liaoning battle group while the Liaoning was traveling in the Miyako Strait off Taiwan on April 26.
The U.S. Burke-class destroyer was inserted between the Liaoning and the 901 integrated supply ship, following the Liaoning, causing the 901 integrated supply ship to almost fall out of line.
Recent Comments