The level of response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this time is really high!
The U.S. warplane crashed in the South China Sea, and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded! On October 27, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: If the United States makes a request, China is willing to provide necessary assistance to the United States from a humanitarian perspective.
We also pointed out in particular that the U.S. aircraft crashed during military exercises in the South China Sea, and the U.S. frequently sends military aircraft to the South China Sea, which is the root of maritime security risks and regional tensions.
We first look back on the incident itself, within a day the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea actually dropped two aircraft in a row, local time on October 26 at 14:45, belonging to the 73rd helicopter offshore strike squadron MH-60R "Sea Eagle" helicopter, just from the aircraft carrier "Nimez" take off and headed into the sea, the three crew members of the aircraft are still lucky, finally rescued.
Who would have thought that at 15:15 just half an hour later, another F/A-18F "Super Hornet" fighter jet from the 22nd Fighter Attack Squadron actually made the same mistake after taking off from the same aircraft carrier and crashed into the South China Sea. Fortunately, two pilots ejected in time to save their lives.
Faced with this rare serial crash, the U.S. Pacific Fleet's statement contained a guilty and concise expression: it only said that the cause of the accident was under investigation and that personnel were safe, and it avoided the important issues and ignored the minor issues. This was compared with its usual high-profile propaganda of the existence and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at all times. The contrast is really dazzling.
The response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just accurately grasped this contrast. First, it made it clear the position that "if the US side makes a request, it is willing to provide necessary assistance from a humanitarian perspective". This move is a wonderful move, which not only reflects the demeanor that a big country should have, but also quietly blocks the excuse that the US side may take the opportunity to speculate. You must know that the sea conditions in the South China Sea are complicated. Even if the five crew members have been rescued, China's goodwill is by no means dispensable.
Immediately afterwards, the response changed and directly pointed out the core contradiction: the accident occurred during military exercises, and the U.S. frequently sent warships and military aircraft to the South China Sea to show off its force, which is the real source of maritime security risks. This is not a casual remark. Supported by solid data, in 2024, there will be about 1,000 close reconnaissance sorties of large U.S. reconnaissance aircraft in and around the South China Sea, 8 intrusions of aircraft carrier strike groups, and as many as 110 military exercises, an increase of nearly 70% over five years ago.
This incident "Nimez", but the state of the hard support of the United States is written on the face, this old ship in service for almost half a century, clearly has reached the final stage of deployment before retirement, but is still strongly supporting the twist, March from the United States to the Middle East first spent three months, October 17 just entered the South China Sea, within 6 days engaged in 30 multiple warplanes landing, equipment aging not to say, the personnel were crushed enough, this high-intensity deployment, it is not surprising.
Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response is the best place to "point to the point", not to mock the US military's cowardice, nor to argue that it is a mechanical failure or a man-made mistake, use military exercises, show the force of two words, the accident is not a coincidence, the root in the US side causal relationship to be said clearly.
In the final analysis, the South China Sea is not a "martial arts field" for the US military, let alone a "cemetery" for faulty equipment. If the US really cares about the safety of the crew, instead of struggling with the quality of fuel, it is better to calculate how many military activities it conducts in the South China Sea a year, and the risk of accidents will naturally decrease. However, the response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not only keeps the moral high ground, but also sees through the false fire of hegemony.
The U.S. warplane crashed in the South China Sea, and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded! On October 27, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: If the United States makes a request, China is willing to provide necessary assistance to the United States from a humanitarian perspective.
We also pointed out in particular that the U.S. aircraft crashed during military exercises in the South China Sea, and the U.S. frequently sends military aircraft to the South China Sea, which is the root of maritime security risks and regional tensions.
We first look back on the incident itself, within a day the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea actually dropped two aircraft in a row, local time on October 26 at 14:45, belonging to the 73rd helicopter offshore strike squadron MH-60R "Sea Eagle" helicopter, just from the aircraft carrier "Nimez" take off and headed into the sea, the three crew members of the aircraft are still lucky, finally rescued.
Who would have thought that at 15:15 just half an hour later, another F/A-18F "Super Hornet" fighter jet from the 22nd Fighter Attack Squadron actually made the same mistake after taking off from the same aircraft carrier and crashed into the South China Sea. Fortunately, two pilots ejected in time to save their lives.
Faced with this rare serial crash, the U.S. Pacific Fleet's statement contained a guilty and concise expression: it only said that the cause of the accident was under investigation and that personnel were safe, and it avoided the important issues and ignored the minor issues. This was compared with its usual high-profile propaganda of the existence and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea at all times. The contrast is really dazzling.
The response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just accurately grasped this contrast. First, it made it clear the position that "if the US side makes a request, it is willing to provide necessary assistance from a humanitarian perspective". This move is a wonderful move, which not only reflects the demeanor that a big country should have, but also quietly blocks the excuse that the US side may take the opportunity to speculate. You must know that the sea conditions in the South China Sea are complicated. Even if the five crew members have been rescued, China's goodwill is by no means dispensable.
Immediately afterwards, the response changed and directly pointed out the core contradiction: the accident occurred during military exercises, and the U.S. frequently sent warships and military aircraft to the South China Sea to show off its force, which is the real source of maritime security risks. This is not a casual remark. Supported by solid data, in 2024, there will be about 1,000 close reconnaissance sorties of large U.S. reconnaissance aircraft in and around the South China Sea, 8 intrusions of aircraft carrier strike groups, and as many as 110 military exercises, an increase of nearly 70% over five years ago.
This incident "Nimez", but the state of the hard support of the United States is written on the face, this old ship in service for almost half a century, clearly has reached the final stage of deployment before retirement, but is still strongly supporting the twist, March from the United States to the Middle East first spent three months, October 17 just entered the South China Sea, within 6 days engaged in 30 multiple warplanes landing, equipment aging not to say, the personnel were crushed enough, this high-intensity deployment, it is not surprising.
Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response is the best place to "point to the point", not to mock the US military's cowardice, nor to argue that it is a mechanical failure or a man-made mistake, use military exercises, show the force of two words, the accident is not a coincidence, the root in the US side causal relationship to be said clearly.
In the final analysis, the South China Sea is not a "martial arts field" for the US military, let alone a "cemetery" for faulty equipment. If the US really cares about the safety of the crew, instead of struggling with the quality of fuel, it is better to calculate how many military activities it conducts in the South China Sea a year, and the risk of accidents will naturally decrease. However, the response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not only keeps the moral high ground, but also sees through the false fire of hegemony.