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Chinese ships appeared in the U.S. waters of Alaska for three consecutive months, the U.S. has repeatedly protested, but it has always been inhuman, and the appearance of Chinese ships in the vicinity of the U.S. waters is not an accidental assault. It is a planned and rhythmic "normalized existence".
On the other side of the United States shouted "infringement", and on the other hand couldn't find a legal basis, the eye watched the Chinese ships come and go, but themselves were ineffective, as soon as things were exposed, the external public opinion "blown up" - Is this science or demonstration, or is China in the next big game?
The Arctic is not the backyard of the United States, and China ships are "free of navigation"
From July to September, the frequency of Chinese ships appearing in the waters of Alaska is increasing, which is not accidental, but is moving in a rhythm.
The U.S. Coast Guard first discovered a Chinese scientific examination ship in July, tried to use the radio to scream, and the result was that the other side failed, and by August, the number of ships rose to five, forming a complete scientific examination team, and in September, there were still two Chinese ships in that area.
Whether it is the "Xuelong 2" icebreaker or the "Sun Yat-sen University Polar", these ships are not aimed at fighting. Scientific research ships lead the battle, followed by supply and exploration ships.
It looks more like carrying out a high-end version of the ocean expedition mission. China's scientific research is so big that even the backyard of the United States is not spared. Of course, the United States is nervous.
But the problem comes, the United States although protested, but it can only protest, the commandant of the U.S. Northern Command Gilot said quite straightforwardly: These China ships "operate within the scope permitted by international law," and we can only "express our concerns."。
To be honest, that is, if you do not violate the law, I can not stop you, the U.S. side's trouble is that it has not even joined the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and wants to use international law to govern China, instead becoming a losing party.
The United States has always been accustomed to turn around at the doorstep of other people's homes, in China's South China Sea, Taiwan Sea, Yellow Sea, the "freedom of navigation" operations of U.S. military ships are not counted, but the turn of others to appear at their own doorstep, the United States can not sit.
China's action this time, may not only be as simple as scientific research, it is more like a "reciprocal response", you shake around me, I can also go to your site to see.
Moreover, the way China has gone is also clear, not to send aircraft carrier combat groups, but with the flag of scientific research, in accordance with international law, both achieved strategic intentions and avoided direct conflict. , the United States wants to say that you violate the rules, but it has no position, typical of "picking bones in eggs".
Ironically, as early as 2023, the United States unilaterally announced the expansion of its continental shelf sovereignty in the Arctic, extending a large area of sea and claiming that "this is mine," but the international community did not buy it.
China's action this time is in a sense a response: Is it yours? let’s go and see.
And this is not the first time, as early as 2021, Chinese ships from time to time appear in the waters of Alaska, and in July 2024 even sent a Type 055 million-ton destroyer "Lassa" ship, this time even Scientology ships have grouped, indicating that China's strategic attention to this region has long been raised.
Is the Arctic game warming up, is China coming to seize the ground?
From a resource perspective, the Arctic is not an idle land. According to the data of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Arctic contains 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and 30% of the world's undeveloped natural gas.
Coupled with the melting of ice and the opening of waterways, the distance from Asia to Europe can be shortened by half, transportation costs can be reduced, and military deployment can be more flexible. The United States, of course, does not want anyone to interfere with the cake, but the problem is that America's own "polar equipment" is not able to keep pace.
The United States now has only two icebreakers, which have always failed, and China has already had the "Sherong" series, and also plans to build three nuclear-powered icebreakers by 2030, from number to technology, clearly leading.
More importantly, China is also joining Russia to engage in the "Arctic Silk Road", this "Ice Silk Road" once built, the Arctic navigation route will no longer be the exclusive resource of the West, and China and Russia are joining forces to break the "camp control model" of the United States on the Arctic.
Therefore, the appearance of Chinese ships did not come to seize the ground, but to tell the world: The Arctic is not anyone's backyard, but a public resource shared by the whole world.You can come, I can come. You engage in scientific research, I also engage in scientific research. You say freedom to sail, I also sail freely. This is not a provocation, but the reciprocity of rules.
The United States has always said that Chinese ships "threaten security", but they send military ships to the South China Sea every day, and even engage in simulated landing exercises, now Chinese ships appear in the vicinity of U.S. waters can not sit on their own, this logic, in exchange for anyone to laugh out.
China's activities in Alaska are stable and clear, according to the rules, the United States protests against the protest, but can not bring out the true evidence, and can only speak for itself.
Moreover, the United States is now unwilling to even abide by the rules, but it always wants to use the rules to bind others. This "double standard operation" has long been seen through by the world.
From a larger pattern, China's move is also a "reattack" on strategic blockade, the United States engages in "small circles" around China, frequently provokes on the South China Sea, the East China Sea and Taiwan issue, and China speaks with action, telling you: We can also walk to your backyard without breaking the rules, but the position is clear.
This is not only a response to the United States, but also a demonstration to the international community that international affairs are not what you say, that the rules are not who makes and who can change, that China wants not conflict, but fairness, not challenge, but respect.
In the past few months, Chinese ships appeared in Alaska, not an emergency, but a strategic arrangement, not a provocation, but a position, the U.S. protest is ineffective, not in a position to manage its own home, but without saying anything, the Arctic game has just begun, and the sense of China's presence can no longer be ignored.
In the future, the competition between the great powers is no longer who has a big fist, but who uses the rules more sophisticated and scores deeper, and China is not in a hurry but very stable, and the unilateral hegemony of the United States will eventually be squeezed into the historical "rust bowl".