Military of China, force comment.
Military of China, force comment.

The first Chinese naval fleet of three warships escort. Qian Xiaohu She told reporters
” Wuhan “ship in the convoy during the deportation of suspicious vessels. The reporter Xiaohu She

2008 年 12 money 26, 3 by the South China Sea Fleet of Chinese navy modernization of ships first batch composed of the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast to escort fleet, loaded with 1.3 billion Chinese people deeply concerned about the plow opened people’s Naval escort new track, the Chinese navy to dark blue on a new journey, played a “harmonious sea” of the new movement.

in more than 120 days and nights, with the guard, on-call support to deter the pirates, save the merchant time and time again … … to escort the officers and men face death in the face, again and again without firing a shot to defuse the crisis, a total of more than 100 vessels suspicious vessels were expelled, warning, push back the hundreds of attacks from the suspect vessel, the completion of 41 approved 212 with escort and regional cover, rescued three foreign merchant ships attack, then protect the ship a win at home and abroad opinion highly, as 60-year history of the People’s Navy added a brilliant page.

2009 年 4 27, in the first convoy formation will depend on the eve of Hong Kong Zu Guojun, facing the South China Sea monsoon fluttering, the reporter and the escort commander and deputy commander of the formation Dujing Chen Yan Dunping had a memorable “side edge dialogue.”

1 successfully completed the escort missions

■ protection of ships and personnel to be 100% safe, 100% of its equipment and personnel safety

■ organization plans to implement 100% accuracy, good rate of weapons and equipment 100%

“first escort mission, it can be said is ‘safe, smooth and successful’ member of the CMC, the former Navy Commander Wu Shengli We also evaluated a few days ‘one hundred percent completed the task’. “to reporters, Du Jingchen calm voice with a trace of excitement.

Dujing Chen said security, the Chinese navy to escort the beginning from the goal set. Chinese Navy’s mission is for our and through the Gulf of Aden to escort merchant ships off the Somali coast, the World Food Programme and other international organizations, to escort ships carrying humanitarian supplies. We propose sheathing ships and personnel to achieve 100% security, this goal a reality. In addition, our own equipment and personnel to achieve 100% security, this is a very important task to complete prerequisite. Are not equipped to protect themselves, but also talk about how to complete the task. Not to mention the safety of personnel. So far, no big fleet officers and soldiers of the disease, and no non-battle casualties.

on the “smooth”, Du Jingchen that there are two indicators: First, the organization plans to implement to achieve 100% accurate. Escort mission from the time and place, including the ship’s rendezvous, without any problems. Second, our weapons and equipment in good order, especially the main equipment in good condition reached 100%. Escort the process, if the merchant can not sail, we can also transport special operations carried out onboard protection. If the failure is not sailing ships, or weapons and equipment problems can not be used, that is an accident, will directly affect the completion of the task.

Reporter’s comments: This time the Gulf of Aden to escort, was the first time the Chinese navy to perform overseas, addressing non-traditional security threats of military action, but also carry out diversified military tasks of a successful practice. Battlefield and face the strange new opponents, formation calm logistics, flexible response to the motherland and the people to produce a satisfactory answer.

2008 年 12 26, by the South China Sea Fleet, consisting of three modern Chinese navy ships first batch of the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast to escort fleet, loaded with 1.3 billion Chinese people deeply concerned about the people plowed Naval escort new track, the Chinese navy to dark blue on a new journey, played a “harmonious sea” of the new movement.

in more than 120 days and nights, with the guard, on-call support to deter the pirates, save the merchant time and time again … … to escort the officers and men face death in the face, again and again without firing a shot to defuse the crisis, a total of more than 100 vessels suspicious vessels were expelled, warning, push back the hundreds of attacks from the suspect vessel, the completion of 41 approved 212 with escort and regional cover, rescued three foreign merchant ships attack, then protect the ship a win at home and abroad opinion highly, as 60-year history of the People’s Navy added a brilliant page.

2009 年 4 27, in the first convoy formation will depend on the eve of Hong Kong Zu Guojun, facing the South China Sea monsoon fluttering, the reporter and the escort commander and deputy commander of the formation Dujing Chen Yan Dunping had a memorable “side edge dialogue.”

2 passed the seven tests

■ people and equipment has withstood the test of combat effectiveness has stood the test

■ The biggest difficulty is the discovery of pirate ships, identification and disposal

4 months of uninterrupted escort, for the Chinese navy is undoubtedly a severe challenges. Two commanders from different sides talked about the “seven tests.”

Dujing Chen from the political, capacity, equipment, protection and so explained to reporters the “four tests”: The first political test. The task itself is not only military action, or act of state, political sensitivity, stronger than the foreign nature. With sheathing merchant exchange escort officers and soldiers of the Central Military Commission of wise decisions with intuitive knowledge and experience. Second is the ability and quality of officers and men is a test and test. More than four months has proved that we can fight this force of troops, is a party and the people be assured of the forces. Many men say that a few months more until there is no problem. Third, the equipment has withstood 124 days long, high-intensity, high-load operation test. Fourth, the ability of both a comprehensive security assessment is a test. More than 120 days do not dock, but with protection on their own to test our security capabilities.

“But from me personally, was the most difficult or the discovery of the pirate ship, identification and disposal.” Dujing Chen admitted that “calm sea and good, and sometimes encounter storms, hidden in the boat waves, the radar can not see, Who is also coming under the eyes of even the points we do not know and can not find how to promptly dispose of? “

Yandun Ping from the battlefield, the opponent, personnel, etc. complement another “three tests”: The first test of unfamiliar waters. Surrounding environment, changes in sea conditions, hydro-meteorological and other very strange. Second, the test of unfamiliar opponents. Pirates familiar with the environment, mobile, dons, they use a wolf tactics, diversion, a sudden attack, which we have put forward new demands. Number three is the long-term viability of the sea test. Previously visited by Hong Kong can supply, adjust the landing, this time hitting a four-month record of no less than ship. Closed the narrow cabin, air circulation, fresh vegetables and fresh water supply is limited, non-stop day and night on high alert, the staff thought, mental, physical a lot of new situations. Formation of fresh active short timely and effective ideological work and psychological counseling, so that officers always maintain a high morale.

Reporter’s comments: as “the first to eat crab”, the first convoy formation will undoubtedly encounter many unexpected challenges and tests. The vast ocean of the Hundred Days campaign, not only the test and experience of the officers and men of will and mind, but also to command, equipment and logistical support mechanism of a comprehensive test.

3 head into the new field

■ This is a direct national interest to maintain a practice

■ “As a soldier, I am more willing to perform such tasks “

Navy from 1985 to now go abroad for the first time, the Navy fleet has more than 30 branches across the ocean to visit. Previous visit to the voyage of the Navy fleet compared to the convoy operations in terms of scale, difficulty and influence, there has been a new change.

visit with the ship on several occasions and this is felt deep Yandun Ping. In his view, both the same place, is to go to sea missions, have foreign nature. The biggest difference is that there is no enemy and rival tour voyage, escorting rival pirates, escort the combat mission. The second difference is that the Gulf of Aden and 40 ships, foreign ships, there is a problem of competing against, we have a problem if, it affects the Chinese navy’s international image. The third point is the risk. Sea escort not only pirates, terrorists harassment may also have other, far greater than the risk of escort voyage to visit.

“say different, the first is the task of a different nature. Warship visit is basically a daily service, while the escort mission is to combat missions. The second is the situation facing the different activities are pre-arranged visits , and escort operations with sudden, a lot of situations, including facing the sea, objectives as well as the surrounding environment are unknown, although prior to study, but after a gap with reality. “Dujing Chen eloquent. Coincidentally, the People’s Navy in 1985 for the first time to go abroad on the occasion, when he was captain of the destroyer to the Navy training team Dujing Chen identity of a witness to the whole process.

“The third is to require not the same. Warship to visit from the security is concerned, the main consideration of their own safety of navigation, but mainly to protect the escort ships protecting the safety of the fourth, the purpose is not the same.’s Visit is to enhance the friendship, deepen understanding, expand its influence, to learn the advanced experience of foreign armies, while the escort is not the same. First of all, speaking from the UN framework, as a permanent Security Council members China to escort voted in favor of action, we are to fulfill our obligations. Secondly, we are to safeguard national interests and safety of sea lanes the same time, which is responsible image to enhance China’s an important practice. “

” Of course, as a soldier, I am more willing to perform such a task. “Dujing Chen said.

Reporter’s comments: Since 1985, the Navy for the first time I go abroad, into the ocean, has been more than 30 branch formation of footprints “all over the world.” But the tour escort is not a simple sense of the voyage, but a direct national interest to maintain the practice is to maintain world peace and building a “harmonious sea” efforts. This is the so-called, born soldier for peace!

4 effective to promote the Navy construction

■ strengthen the response to various security threats and pre-study

■ allows us to see the Navy to the gap between the ocean

the escort mission, is the first time to use military force overseas to maintain the national strategic interests, for the first time tissue maritime combat forces overseas to fulfill its international humanitarian obligations, the first organized navy troops overseas protect the country’s major sea lanes, with political policies, and foreign law-related and strong features. Dujing Chen said there is no doubt that this is our military response to a variety of security threats and carry out diversified military tasks of a successful practice for the Navy to speed up the construction and development will play a huge role.

He felt that with the continuous development of the national interest, the military response to a variety of security threats and carry out diversified military tasks of the situation more and more. Similar to escort such a task, not only is military action, it is an act of state, a matter of national interest and image. We must combine the new era army’s historical mission to strengthen the response to carry out a variety of security threats and diverse military tasks prior research, attention to carry out diversified military tasks and equipment system, to build more targeted training.

Dujing Chen said that through organized force in the ocean for extended periods of action, to expose and identify problems in a timely manner, see the gaps, to identify existing readiness training, preparation of system, equipment development, comprehensive protection, laws and regulations other aspects of modernization are incompatible with the Navy where, in order to improve the relevance of the reform, accelerate the pace of building. “For us, all participants in the construction of the Navy, the escort prompted us to further new ideas, to learn advanced construction management experience, not old-fashioned, not blindly, bold useful attempt to explore new methods of naval construction, new ways.” He For example, we command post on December 2 last year ordered the implementation of this mission, arrived in Sanya on 19 December, departing on December 26, went to the Gulf of Aden, a very short preparation time. With this experience, we now have the required force to be ready at any time, this ability, and not receive the task and then to prepare.

“in convoy training in how to do a good job with the task, how to use management science equipment, how to adjust personnel and physical and psychological status, and so, the experience for future development and construction of the Navy has some reference value.” Yandun Ping combination of inspiration and political work about three points: First, usually wants to carry out a set of program plans for diverse military tasks, including counter-terrorism, rescue, evacuation, peacekeeping and other tasks of ideological and political program of work plans; Second, we must carry out diverse ability of the task as an important part of teaching institutions, to strengthen the joint command personnel, equipment technicians, foreign languages ??and legal personnel training and retention; Third, the Navy is an international military services, and many countries tend to perform common tasks, to strengthen the use of international law and research, carry out these tasks to ensure strict compliance with both international law, but also rational use of international law.

correspondent comments: ancient saying goes, times have changed things have changed. As the world’s changing security situation and the continuous development of our national interests, pointing to the military fighting capacity building must go hand in hand with them closely, with synchronization. Only continue to improve response to a variety of security threats, ability to carry out diversified military tasks, to shoulder the historic mission of our military. “Harmonious world” is China’s consistent aim. And there is no “harmonious sea”, there is no “harmonious world.” In promoting a “harmonious sea”, we must enhance the awareness of marine economic strategy. “For the prosperity of the country, the expense can not be set ocean.” This is a cautionary common saying!

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