China’s defense ministry has confirmed that the Fujian vessel conducted its third sea trial in July and will carry out follow-up tests gradually, depending on the progress of carrier construction. The latest development of the Fujian warship has sparked heated discussions on both sides of the strait.
The progress and content of the Fujian sea trial surprised experts
Deterring the DPP authorities from seeking independence by force
“Many military experts were surprised by the progress and contents of the Fujian ship sea trials,” said you Zixiang, a professor at Shixin University in Taiwan. He saw that the Fujian ship’s sea trials were very intensive, since May, three consecutive trials have been conducted, averaging one a month, with longer and longer durations. “Of course, what everyone is most looking forward to is that the Fujian ship will be involved in further tests of carrier-based aircraft landing and take-off. The Taiwanese media will pay great attention to this,” he said
Youzixiang pointed out that the Fujian ship, which is the third aircraft carrier of the mainland, is completely designed and built by itself, and the carrier combat capability representing the mainland is rapidly improving. Taiwan Defense Department report also assessed that the Fujian ship can meet the PLA’s comprehensive anti-access, regional denial of capability needs. “This will have a big impact on the situation in the Taiwan Strait,” says you Zixiang. Especially for those who want to pursue“Taiwan independence” by force, China’s aircraft carrier will become a pressure they can not cope with.
The Fujian ship’s every move was watched
“So confident, it’s called Chinese confidence!”
A number of media outlets in the island recently published articles on the third sea trial of the Fujian warship. The article quoted an interview with a mainland military expert and said that during the third sea trial of the Fujian warship, the carrier-based aircraft had already boarded the ship. The carrier must carry carrier-based aircraft in the sea trial, because it needs to carry out counterweight test to ensure the balance of the aircraft position.
“The naval sea trials of all types of ships have always been conducted from the inside out, and the Fujian ship is no exception.” Lu Lishi, a former captain of the Taiwan Navy, analyzed the contents of the three sea trials of the Fujian ship, and the difficulty gradually increased. “All is well, and the days of catapults and landings are not far off!”
Another Taiwanese media report noted that during the Fujian Ship’s sea trial, several Type 052D destroyers and Type 054A frigates appeared around a radius of 20 km, which was interpreted as the Fujian ship forming a typical aircraft carrier strike group. In response, Chang Yan-ting, former deputy commander of the Taiwan Air Force, said that the Fujian is the world’s largest traditional-powered aircraft carrier, every move is very impressive. After carrying carrier-based aircraft in the future, will certainly be equipped with a certain number of destroyers and frigates and so on, forming a formidable aircraft carrier strike group.
“Too confident, this is called China’s self-confidence!” The island public opinion also believes that the Fujian ship so quickly carried out the third sea trial is very successful. This sea trial carried carrier-based aircraft, especially including the air marshal-600 related tests. “It was the first time I had to applaud such a heavy aircraft.”