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As we all know, the US military is currently mired in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but this has not made it ignore the importance of dealing with China.

From the perspective of the United States, China is the biggest threat, so no matter how great external pressure is, the United States will not relax its determination to deal with China. Just as the US military is considering what actions to take against China, we analyzed its relevant measures, especially the US military's strength adjustment in the South China Sea, which revealed many eye-catching changes.

据消息透露，The Chinese think tank "South China Sea Strategic Situation Awareness Plan" was held in Beijing on March 22. 会议聚焦于分析美军在南海地区一年来的活动动向，成为了研讨的核心议题。值得注意的是，去年美军三支航母战斗群多次穿越南海，这一举动凸显了美国在该地区维持战略威慑的坚定意图。

In addition, the number of patrols by the US military's strategic bombers in the Western Pacific reached 30, an increase of about half from the previous year, indicating that the US military is strengthening its long-range aviation capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

In addition, the U.S. military's large reconnaissance aircraft conducted approximately 1000 aerial reconnaissance times in the South China Sea, including many close-range reconnaissance of China's airspace, which once again highlighted the U.S. military's trend of conducting high-intensity military reconnaissance against China.

According to Hu Bo, director of China's "South China Sea Strategic Situation Awareness Plan", the action path of US military aircraft carriers has undergone significant changes recently. They no longer choose to pass through the Philippine waterway, but instead choose to enter the South China Sea. This change is interpreted as a reflection of the United States 'optimism about the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

另外，多次出现在南海的美军航母更加突显了他们的意图：They are not eager to clash with the People's Liberation Army, but want to suppress China by showing force.

Under this situation, Sino-US relations in the South China Sea may be more relaxed in 2024 than expected. However, this does not mean that we can relax our duties. For China, maintaining vigilance remains crucial.

This is true!!!

The US military is strengthening the deployment of unmanned equipment in areas around China. What is particularly interesting is that at the end of last year, they began to fully deploy the MQ-4C large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to replace the original EP-3E reconnaissance aircraft. This change is not a good thing.

Why do you make such remarks?

Because drones can perform reconnaissance missions around the clock, this greatly increases the frequency of US military night reconnaissance operations. This shows that the anti-reconnaissance confrontation between China and the United States in the South China Sea has gradually evolved into an all-weather state. This not only puts greater pressure on PLA pilots, but also increases the risk of aerial collisions and even miscalculations in the night environment.