The impact of the U.S. military aircraft crash in the South China Sea is far more than anyone could imagine.At the moment, Trump himself has spoken urgently, and China's response is also quite decisive.
On October 26, a Super Hornet fighter jet and a Seahawk helicopter belonging to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed within an hour. This matter has attracted great attention from many parties. Since the incident occurred in the waters of the South China Sea, this incident naturally aroused various speculations from the outside world.
A few hours ago, Trump, who was visiting Asia, gave an urgent response to the incident on Air Force One. He said, "We will find out the truth soon. I think there may be something wrong with the quality of the fuel, and it should not be operated by people." However, he also acknowledged that the incident was extraordinary.
In the absence of an investigation, Trump had previously planned that this should not be man-made, which itself was very interesting. and because this happened precisely in the relevant waters of the South China Sea, that is, at the gate of China, so the media of course is also concerned about China's attitude.
Therefore, later on October 27, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun also responded to the matter. To sum up, Guo Jiakun's response mainly expressed two meanings:
1. First of all, Guo Jiakun said: "If the United States makes a request, then China is willing to provide assistance to the United States from a humanitarian perspective." This response can be said to be quite sharp and wise. Only when the United States requests China will we help, but the problem is: since these two military aircraft are high-end cargo in active service by the US military, they will not easily let China intervene in order to prevent confidential disclosure. Just as before, when a U.S. military plane crashed in Japan-related waters, the Pentagon absolutely refused to allow Japan's help. They would rather send people from headquarters to salvage it.
2. Secondly, after expressing that China is willing to help, Guo Jiakun also reminded all parties that the US military plane crashed during the US military exercise in the South China Sea. These recent US acts of swaggering around in the South China Sea have themselves undermined regional stability and peace. Guo Jiakun was right. When the US military crashed, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group was carrying out its last deployment mission in the South China Sea. It is precisely because of this that the outside world thinks: This matter is very strange. Why didn't something happen before, but it happened during the last mission?
As Trump said, the Pentagon is currently undergoing a comprehensive investigation into the matter.After the incident, there has been a movement on the side of U.S. Defense Secretary Haggis. Haggis announced that he will make an official visit to four countries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia in the coming days.U.S. media believes that Haggis's visit may be related to the crash in the South China Sea and also to U.S. efforts to curb China.
In summary, this Trump visit to Asia, I thought it would be quite scenic, not want to soon, the aircraft crashes happen. For Trump, this is not only a face problem, but also about the US military and Japan and South Korea allies cooperation, so this is not the same thing. As for the real cause of the crash, experts are currently discussing, but all parties generally believe: it is unlikely as Trump says is a fuel issue, maybe a signal failure. But no matter what, this time, the U.S. domestic politicians have not mixed this matter with China, which shows that they are still more cautious in the issue of China.