Western satellites capture images of Chinese warships! 075 and 055 heading towards the South Pacific? Australia: This is intimidation.

This is what is called "If you don't do anything guilty, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." But clearly, as America's "anti-China vanguard" in the Asia-Pacific, Australia has many guilty secrets. Recently, a photo from a Western commercial satellite caused a stir in Canberra's defense ministry. On December 3rd, intelligence agencies from New Zealand and Australia were alarmed to discover a large Chinese navy task force heading south through the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines. This is not an ordinary patrol; knowledgeable military enthusiasts would exclaim, “Wow!” at the configuration! Leading the fleet is a 40,000-ton 075-type amphibious assault ship, accompanied by the 055 destroyer, a 054A frigate, and a supply ship, with a total tonnage exceeding 70,000 tons! Although this fleet is still thousands of kilometers away from Australia, Australian Defense Minister Marles is already panicking, not only dispatching P-8A patrol aircraft to closely monitor them but also shouting around the world: “The Chinese navy might come to 'intimidate' us!”

Seeing the Australians’ panicked expressions, as if they had never seen the world, I couldn't help but laugh. Is this too much for you? You will have to get used to such days slowly. The long-range debut of the “king bomb combo.” Why are Australians so scared? Because this time we are showing our “fist,” which is indeed tough and new. Everyone should note that this is the first time foreign media has reported the 075 amphibious assault ship appearing in a formation that may circle Australia. Previously, when we went to distant seas, it was mostly destroyers and frigates, primarily demonstrating "sea control" and "air defense and anti-missile." But 075 is different. It is an amphibious assault ship, carrying hovercraft and tanks, with Z-20 helicopters or even Z-18 early warning aircraft on the deck, and can carry thousands of marines. Plus, with the 055 destroyer providing area air defense and long-range strike protection, this is far from an ordinary formation!

This is clearly the prototype of a "expeditionary strike group!" The signal it conveys is extremely strong; the Chinese navy can not only shoot down enemy aircraft and vessels in the ocean but also has powerful force projection and three-dimensional landing capabilities. This demonstration of “force projection” capability is tantamount to a dimensionality reduction strike for Australia, which is isolated overseas with a vast territory and sparse population. They suddenly realize that their meager defensive capabilities are as thin as a cicada's wings in front of this "task force" from China. A lesson in "freedom of navigation" for the West. In recent years, Australia has not shied away from cooperating with the United States in stirring up trouble in the South China Sea. Their warships and aircraft travel thousands of miles to China's doorstep, under the banner of "freedom of navigation," conducting close reconnaissance and provocations against us. At that time, they shouted, "International law allows it," and "freedom of the high seas."

What? Now that it's the turn of the Chinese navy to cruise the South Pacific, conducting training in the high seas, you're losing your minds? You start shouting “threat”? This double standard is simply shameless. What we want to tell Australia is: where they can go, we can go too. The response from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian is very appropriate and powerful: Chinese navy activities always comply with international law. The implication is: we are sailing in the high seas, reasonable and legal, can you do anything about it? This action by the Chinese navy is giving them a taste of their own medicine. Don’t you like “freedom of navigation”? Then we will bring the 075 and 055 to your doorstep, giving you a live teaching demonstration of what "textbook-level freedom of navigation" looks like. From “guilty conscience” to “getting used to it.”

The reason for Australia's exaggerated reaction ultimately stems from their guilty conscience. As a core member of AUKUS (the trilateral security partnership between the US, UK, and Australia), Australia has jumped too high in recent years, fearing that one day China will come back to “settle accounts.” So, when they see China’s large warships heading south, that underlying sense of “insecurity” erupts completely. But as the old saying goes: “A little is a threat, a lot is the norm.” The Chinese navy's action this time may just be the beginning. Today it’s one 075, tomorrow it could be two. Today it’s east of the Philippines; tomorrow it might be really circling around Australia. In the not-too-distant future, as we “drop dumplings” (build ships) faster, the Fujian aircraft carrier group will also go to the Southern Hemisphere to see the sights; this is called the “new normal.”

We must take practical actions to cure Australia’s “paranoia.” Only when Chinese warships appear in the Western Pacific, South Pacific, and even the Indian Ocean as routinely as buses will Australians perhaps stop reacting so dramatically. Since Western countries are so fond of “freedom of navigation,” this time the Chinese navy is not only going for training but also giving them a vivid “live teaching lesson.” This southward movement of the 075 and 055 is actually a strong medicine, specifically aimed at treating Canberra's “paranoia.” Dear alarm, get used to it. It is advisable for Australia to get used to this “new normal” sooner rather than later because the Chinese navy's “freedom of navigation” has just begun. If even this causes such a stir, what will happen when our aircraft carrier group really arrives? Will your quick-acting heart-saving pills be enough?