美國海軍今天（8月28日）在南海對中方兩處島礁實施了一次“自由航行”行動。 美國第七艦隊發言人蒙森中校對路透社表示，美國海軍“韋恩·梅耶號”導彈驅逐艦完成這次“自由航行”行動，駛入南沙群島的永暑礁和美濟礁的12海里內。她補充說，此次航行是“依據國際法挑戰過度海事聲索，並維護水道暢通”。
還沒有看到中方的反應。但估計中國軍方會依照慣例在美艦侵門踏戶犁庭掃穴完成任務揚長而去後，才宣布“查證警告驅離”云云。“最大贏家”的幹活。哈哈。 解放軍是世界上最腐敗的軍隊。也是最依賴自欺維持士氣的軍隊。五毛水軍編造的虛張聲勢的“嚇尿體”爛文鋪天蓋地。什麼“東風快遞”，鷹擊導彈，電磁炮，殲20，轟6K，052神盾，055大驅，039潛艇等等，樣樣吹得神乎其神。好象一件神器就足以幹掉整個美國艦隊似的。中共長期依靠這些謊言維持虛假的士氣。但這些謊言在美軍堅定的行動面前總是不堪一擊。美軍每一次簡單的自由巡航都讓中方的大批神器頓時淪為廢物。
當初中共公然無視國際法在南海“種島”時的確很得意。卻沒想這些島逐漸變成了中共蒙羞島。
除了各國軍艦、轟炸機不斷對中方人工島進行“自由航行”外，其實美菲軍用偵察機更是例行性地無視中方的警告而頻繁飛越島礁上空。據美菲軍方說，這些飛越幾乎天天進行，有時一天數次。解放軍駐島部隊眼睜睜看着“領空”“領海”每天遭“侵犯”而不敢“反侵略”。這讓中方對南海島礁的主權聲索蕩然無存。解放軍成了瀆職軍，島成了蒙羞島，南海也正在成為中共的蒙羞之海。
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Destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer Sails Past Fiery Cross, Mischief Reefs in Latest FONOPSBy: Megan Eckstein
August 28, 2019 8:35 AM • Updated: August 28, 2019 1:34 PM 
Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) as the ship transits along the coast of Valparaiso, Chile during a parade of ships on Nov. 19, 2018. US Navy photo. A U.S. destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Spratly Islands today. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) sailed within 12 nautical miles of both Fiery Cross Reef and Mischief Reef today to challenge excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea, U.S. 7th Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Reann Mommsen told USNI News. “U.S. Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea. All operations are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows,” she said. Ships operating the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command have conducted several FONOPS this year, with officials saying they wanted FONOPS to be viewed as more routine operations. In late May, USS Preble (DDG-88) sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, and earlier that month Preble and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) steamed within 12 nautical miles of the Gaven and Johnson Reefs. In February, Preble and USS Spruance (DDG-111) steamed within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef, an artificial island China built up in the Spratly Islands chain. In January, USS McCampbell (DDG-85) steamed past the Paracel Islands. 
Ens. Christian Meyer practices visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) techniques aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) on Aug. 22, 2019. Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. US Navy photo. The South China Sea continues to be a key location where U.S. warships promote freedom of navigation and open international waterways, and also where China has taken a stand this summer. A group of Chinese warships, including aircraft carrier Liaoning, sailed through the South China Sea earlier this summer, operating in territorial waters of the Philippines and near Japan. When Wayne E. Meyer conducted its FONOP today, other ships were in the vicinity, but all interactions were considered routine, a source told USNI News. Today’s operation comes just after China denied a U.S. Navy request to send a warship to the eastern port city of Qingdao, Reuters first reported. The U.S. and China are locked in a growing trade war, and while U.S. Navy ships have made port visits in Chinese cities previously, the rejection of the request may reflect those growing tensions between the two economic powers. China also denied two warships access to Hong Kong, the semi-autonomous islands where protests against the government in Beijing are ongoing. The full statement from U.S. 7th Fleet: “The guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea, Aug. 28 (local time). Wayne E. Meyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross and Mischief Reefs in order to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by international law. U.S. Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea. All operations are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. That is true in the South China Sea as in other places around the globe. We conduct routine and regular Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) as we have done in the past and will continue to in the future. FONOPs are not about any one country, nor are they about making political statements.” https://news.usni.org/2019/08/28/destroyer-uss-wayne-e-meyer-sails-past-fiery-cross-mischief-reefs-in-latest-fonops |
