Behind the reprint
of a short message from "Xinwen Lianbo" is a turbulent situation.
At 7 p.m. on July 9, CCTV's "News Network" broadcast a short message to the people across the country: Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping had signed an order to give first-class merit to the 92950 unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
A short message of just a few seconds; because this short message neither explained the ins and outs of the matter nor why it was commended, it naturally did not attract the attention of the Chinese people. But afterwards, it caused an uproar in the international community.
Foreign media with a keen sense of smell immediately found out that the People's Liberation Army Unit 92950 is a special unit, affiliated to the Chinese Naval Aviation. This unit is mainly equipped with carrier-based aircraft, high-tech-6 Special operations aircraft, the Y-9 communication jammer, as well as high-tech weapons such as the Type 815 naval electronic intelligence ship, the only new strategic force in the world that can rival the US military.
Foreign media immediately thought of the previous June 30 message, when the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command suddenly and quietly posted a picture late at night with the text: "There is thick smoke deep in the blue sea. Good night."
Until then, only military observers realized the reason why the top leader signed an order to record first-class merit for the People's Liberation Army Unit 92950.
It turns out that before this, the Chinese and American militaries launched an unprecedented face-to-face and intense electronic warfare contest in the South China Sea. In this military struggle, the People's Liberation Army was victorious.
Looking back at the incident, the Chinese people were all taken aback by the fact that "Hunan Dongting Lake burst its banks and suffered heavy losses, and the central and local governments went all out for rescue and disaster relief."
At the same time, China and the United States were also launching a secret war in the South China Sea during this period. Most people did not pay attention to it at all. What they did not expect was that three strange phenomena that had never been seen before appeared in the South China Sea.
The first strange sight: the dispute between China and the Philippines over Ren'ai Reef and Xianbin Reef had reached a point of tension. The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, which was not far away, actually turned around and sailed away from the waters surrounding the Philippines. I remember that eight Philippine special operations team members surrendered, and one special operations team member broke a finger. The weapons were seized by the Chinese side and the ship was driven away.
The second strange image: the Philippines announced that the "Typhon" intermediate-range missile system deployed by the United States in the Philippines would be withdrawn before September.
This is a missile base that the United States and the Philippines had just built in the northernmost part of the Philippines in a conspiracy to deal with China in the past few months. The range can directly reach Wuhan, China.
The third weird image: Philippine President Marcos Jr., who was talking tough just a few days ago, made a rare statement, emphasizing that he did not want to resolve disputes through conflict, but hoped to have dialogue with China through diplomatic channels. Immediately afterwards, the deputy foreign ministers of China and the Philippines sat down for negotiations in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
How could this series of events occur in just ten days? How could there be such a big reversal?
Behind these so-called "weird appearances" are actually the thrilling military struggles between China and the United States, a gripping modern high-tech "electronic warfare."
Foreign media reported that China and the United States engaged in electronic warfare for nearly 12 hours in the South China Sea. Not only did China dominate the electromagnetic control of the South China Sea, the US military's navigation system was extremely unstable, causing all GPS signals in the northern Philippines to be interrupted, including communications and radars. The facility also experienced numerous breakdowns.
At that time, in cooperation with the Philippines, the US military sent P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft to drop a large number of sonobuoys in the airspace of Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea, hoping to obtain Chinese military information. The Chinese Coast Guard discovered them immediately.
When the United States saw that its high-tech treasure was about to be scooped up by the Chinese Coast Guard and fishermen, it quickly attempted to stop it and launched fighter jets from the nearby USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier to provide support.
China's aircraft carrier Shandong was in the nearby waters, and the U.S. military felt it would suffer a loss. An RC-135 electronic reconnaissance aircraft and an EA-18G Growler, which the most powerful electronic jammers in the West today, were dispatched to provide electronic support in an attempt to suppress China's sea and air communications and blind Chinese fighter planes and warships.
When the People's Liberation Army saw that the United States was serious, it also dispatched Y-9 electronic warfare aircraft to the relevant waters to support the Shandong fleet. So a high-intensity electronic war between China and the United States ensued.
In the end, China and the United States engaged in an electronic war in the South China Sea for nearly 12 hours. China suppressed the United States. The navigation system of the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier experienced a "failure". The United States, unable to get any benefits, had to evacuate the South China Sea. However, both China and the United States kept it secret. Neither China nor the United States announced victory or defeat. What everyone saw was that the US aircraft carrier battle group quietly withdrew.
The country that suffered the most damage turned out to be the Philippines. According to the Philippines' own reports, the intense electronic warfare between China and the United States in northern Luzon caused network disconnection. Even mobile phones could not be used, and electronic communications have completely failed. 25 targets were locked by Chinese hypersonic missiles.
The living reality is before our eyes: the Philippines is being led into a ditch. Can the top leaders of the Philippines not see that the "Mutual Defense Treaty” between the United States and the Philippines is a blank piece of paper. If the Philippines continues to act as a villain, the consequences will be disastrous.
Sure enough, shortly after the incident, the United States withdrew its "Typhon" intermediate-range missile system deployed in the Philippines. Clearly, if the US military did not take the initiative to call for the withdrawal, would the Philippines unilaterally announce it?
As a result, Philippine President Marcos took the initiative to invite China to Manila for negotiations.
China has not talked about this matter, and neither has the United States. However, the rumors of electronic warfare between China and the United States show that the People's Liberation Army is already a powerful opponent of the US military, and the US military has taken a loss this time.
It is precisely because the U.S. military suffered a heavy loss that China paid low-key commendations. This is politics.
