Wu Wei: Is the US ship provoking the South China Sea again to be a "traffic police officer"?

Straight News: Mr. Wu, the U.S. Navy's "Benford" destroyer again, three days after the South China Sea, this time, the provocation of the so -called "freedom of sailing" is in the waters of the Nansha Islands. What do you have to observe?

Special commentator Wu Wei: According to a press release issued by the Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Navy, this is another so -called "freedom of navigation". Three days ago, the destroyer of the "Ben Ford" broke into my Xisha collar sea illegally. This is probably a premeditated navigation plan.

It is worth noting that on July 13, when the PLA southern theater issued a warning to drive away from the US ship, it attached a photo of the Xianning ship responsible for performing tracking and monitoring missions. In the photo, the value of the Xianning ship is more official on the ears on the right side of the bridge to measure the position and direction of the "Benford" of the US ship "Benford". According to the photos, the distance between the two ships is about one sea, which is about 1.8 kilometers. It is speculated that the speed of the US ship does not exceed 20 knots. The MK45 main gun in the front of Benford is in a state of zero, and wants to show the so -called "harmless passing" attitude.

But I think Americans are trying to change a concept and invade the waters of the territorial waters of the sovereign country. Even the so -called "harmless passing" is very provocative. This is also the spokesman of our southern theater. The facts once again show that beauty is the "South China Sea Safety Risk Makers" and "Regional peaceful and stable destroyers". The photos of our active release of the US ship invading the sea are to seize the first definition of the incident and disclose relevant information in time to prevent the United States from "the wicked first sue".

In my opinion, the "freedom of navigation" is one of the biggest lies in the US military in this century. Until now, the United States has not joined the Convention on the Law of the United Nations, but has played a maritime traffic police under the banner of "freedom of navigation". This rogue and dual standards relying on force are exactly the "business card" walking on the international stage.

Direct news: On the other hand, the US House of Representatives passed the "National Defense Authorization Act 2023" last week. On the basis of President Biden President Bayeng, an additional 37 billion U.S. dollars was added to the defense budget of more than $ 800 billion in the defense budget. Getting. Mr. Wu, where did this money be added?

Special commentator Wu Wei: At first glance, everyone may feel a little strange: the "masters" of the American parliament in the past have not all held a budget with a magnifying glass, and they saw the knife cut budget. Shouting "Buy, buy and buy". In fact, the so -called President Capita's budget is actually a stereotype. In fact, we still need specific problems and specific analysis.

At present, the "2023 National Defense Authorization Act" has been passed in the House of Representatives, and the next step is to get the Senate's first. The interesting thing is that the Senate's "Master", especially the Senate Military Commission that has the dominant power, let out a word to add 45 billion U.S. dollars on the basis of the Biden proposal. This shot is more generous than the 37 billion yuan in the House of Representatives.

So the question is, where did the money add? Some people may ask that the US economy has been exposed, and the inflation is high, and the people are boiling. Why should they add money instead of cutting expenses? In macroely, for a highly developed "military composite country" such as the United States, it is logical to increase military expenditure in the economic recession cycle. This money is not only able to boost the employment situation of related industries, but also become a cake for every state, county, and even every constituency.

Of course, there is another observation angle, that is, for the same "National Defense Authorization Act", the idea of ​​the US Department of Defense and the US Congress is likely to be different. Taking this 2023 as an example, the U.S. Navy hopes to retire the active "Titanodroa" class cruiser and the coastal battleship in the next few years, because the former is seriously aging and the latter has a strategic strategy of fighting the ocean with the US military. The adjustment does not match. The U.S. Navy hopes that the money saved after the retirement of these ships will be used to build a ship that fits the US marine strategy in the future.

But Congress "masters" do not look at it at all. They would think that the coastal battleships had spent so much taxpayer at the beginning. After a total of a few years from completion to service, they would retire before covering heat. You say that you do n’t use it, you do n’t need to get in the strategic transformation. Is the navy too wayward? No, I don't allow you to spend the money of taxpayers like this. The coastal battleship can only be retired from a small part of it, and the others continue to be raised. As for the extra funds, I approval to the Navy.

Yes, the U.S. Congress overthrew money saving measures by the US Department of Defense, but the underlying logic was to save money. It may sound ridiculous, but this is the common scene of the political system of the United States on national defense construction.

Author 丨 Wu Wei, Senior News, Special commentator of Shenzhen Satellite TV "Live Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan".

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