First entry! "Only 2.8 nautical miles away"

Gan Yu, a spokesman of the China Maritime Police Bureau, said on May 23 that the Fujian Maritime Police Organization's fleet carried out a comprehensive law enforcement drill in the waters near Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island on the same day.

Earlier on the 23rd, the Eastern Theater also announced that at 7:45 on the same day, the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was located in the Taiwan Strait, in the north, south and east of Taiwan Island, and around Jinmen Island, Mazu Island, Wuqiu Island, and Dongyin Island to carry out joint exercises and training. There is no doubt that the "same frame" action in the Taiwan Strait between China's maritime law enforcement forces and the services and arms of the Eastern Warfare Zone is of historic significance. On May 23, a person familiar with the matter told the Global Times that during this operation, our coast guard ships entered the so-called "restricted waters" of Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island for the first time. This action shows the escalation of our military police cooperation, and the intention of alarm beating is very obvious.

The sketch map of this exercise and training released by the Chinese Coast Guard on May 23 shows that the Fujian Coast Guard 14606 formation is circling around Wuqiu Island, only 2.8 nautical miles away from Dawuqiu Island and 3 nautical miles away from Xiaowuqiu Island. In the direction of Dongyin Island, the Fujian Coast Guard 14607 formation was only 3.2 nautical miles away from Dongyin Island. The actions in both directions effectively smashed the so-called "restricted waters" theory of the Taiwan authorities.

The figure is the schematic diagram of Fujian Coast Guard law enforcement drill

A person familiar with the matter introduced to the Global Times reporter on May 23 that the exercise area chosen by the Chinese maritime police this time was of great significance. The map released by the Chinese maritime police was a huge amount of information, which was a clear deterrent to the Taiwan authorities.

"Wuqiu Islet and Dongyin Islet are the outer islands of Taiwan Island, with important geographical location and high strategic and military value. Wuqiu Islet and Dongyin Islet are close to the mainland, overlooking the traffic arteries of the Taiwan Strait, and the Taiwan Army regards them as the most outposts in the defense operations of the Taiwan Strait and important fulcrums to implement" heavy deterrence ". During the PLA's patrol of island encirclement combat readiness, our coast guard ships entered the so-called "restricted waters" of Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island for the first time, and the intention of warning and beating was obvious. " The insider said.

Orientation of Wuqiu Island

Orientation of east approach island

The reporter of the Global Times observed the sketch map of the exercise and training released by the Chinese coast guard, and found that the Fujian coast guard's "positioning" at the two points of Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island was very flexible. In Dongyin Island, north of the Taiwan Strait, the Fujian coast guard's 14607 formation was "surrounded" from south to east and then north, while in Wuqiu Island, closer to the middle of the Taiwan Strait, The 14606 formation of Fujian Coast Guard broke out from the north to the east and then to the south, showing the rich law enforcement means of our Coast Guard.

According to the above informed person, the Chinese maritime police have various ways to enter this operation. It can be seen from the officially released track map of the entry and exit of the sea police ships in the so-called "restricted waters" that some enter from the north side of Wuqiu, and some enter from the east to the south side; There are both chamfer entry and dislocation entry. The selected point and method reflect a certain flexibility, while leaving room.

There is room to show determination, which can also be seen in the sketch map of performance training released by the Chinese maritime police. It is not difficult to find out from the comparison with the schematic diagram of Fujian Coast Guard carrying out normal law enforcement patrol in the sea area near Jinmen, which was previously released by the Chinese Coast Guard, that compared with the track line of the sea area near Jinmen, the track line of this operation in the sea area of Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island uses the design of "bow and arrow head", which means more obvious advance. In addition, the track line in the previous schematic diagram of law enforcement patrol in Jinmen Sea Area is red with more obvious warning meaning, while the track line in the schematic diagram released in this action is yellow with prominent warning meaning, which is very obvious for the authorities to knock on the platform.

"The Chinese coast guard is clearly warning that if the situation worsens further, the previous' Golden Gate 'model may be' replicated 'in other areas of the Taiwan Strait." The above insider said that this time, the coast guard ships entered Wuqiu and introduced the so-called "restricted water area" to the east. If the Taiwan authorities are still stubborn, the mainland may copy the "Golden Gate" model, Further intensify punishment, including boarding and enforcing the law on Taiwanese vessels passing through Wuqiu and Dongyin, or entering the so-called "prohibited waters", to completely break the Taiwan authorities' perception of the "restricted waters" on the outer islands.

It is worth noting that the comprehensive law enforcement drill conducted by the Chinese maritime police in the outer islands of Taiwan Island is highly coincident with the joint exercise and training of all services and arms in the eastern theater. The map of the "United Sword 2024A" exercise area released by the Eastern Warfare Zone also marks the wider sea area around Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island. The Eastern Theater reported that this exercise and training organized the army, navy, air force, rocket corps and other forces in the theater to focus on exercises such as joint air and sea combat readiness police patrols, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control, joint precision targeting of key targets and other subjects. Gan Yu, spokesman of the China Maritime Police Bureau, said that the operation of the China Maritime Police will test the joint cruise, rapid response and emergency response capabilities.

The figure shows the joint training area

The above-mentioned insiders also believe that the upgrading of military police coordination can be regarded as a highlight in this operation. "This time, the Chinese coast guard circled Wuqiu, guided eastward and entered the so-called 'restricted waters', while the main warship aircraft in the eastern theater circled and flew outwards, coordinating the coast guard ships to break into the law enforcement patrol, which reflected a superb sense of design and efficient collaboration. This collaboration is not only the internal collaboration of the PLA, but also the upgrading and expansion of the military police collaboration," said the insider.

Fan Wei, reporter of Global Times Global Network