After more than a month of long-distance travel, China's "Shenzhen" missile destroyer and "Weishanhu" integrated supply ship are finally returning to their home port.

During this period, a series of interesting "stories" were performed in the Indian Ocean. The Indian machine followed the Chinese ships

At 9 a.m. on 28 November, a formation of Chinese Navy ships arrived at the port of Cochin, India, for a three-day goodwill visit. As the Chinese ship formation slowly sailed into the port of Cochin, India's South Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Rakinder Singh, the naval protocol officer, and the officers of the training squadron had been waiting at the pier for a long time.

After the formation docked, Rear Admiral Rajand Singh boarded the ship "Shenzhen" and greeted the commander of the Chinese formation.

On December 1, the Chinese Navy and the Indian Navy held the first non-traditional security exercise in the Indian Ocean, codenamed "China-India Friendship-2005", with joint search and rescue as the main content.

At the same time, the intriguing news is that India and the United States have shown great interest in the presence of Chinese maritime forces in the Indian Ocean——— and the Indian Navy has been closely monitoring Chinese ships passing through the Indian Ocean while the Chinese and Indian navies are conducting joint military exercises.

On December 2, the day after the Chinese and Indian navies concluded their joint maritime exercises, Joseph, a reporter for the well-known Indian media DNA, revealed a "rather astonishing inside story": In order to monitor and photograph two Chinese ships passing through the Indian Ocean, the Indian military actually took the risk of letting its navy's Tu-142 reconnaissance plane carry out long-range extreme flights, starting from the Cape of Good Hope at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and "accompanying" the Chinese ships all the way across the Indian Ocean. "Escort" Chinese semi-submersible ships

The Indian military is not only interested in the two ships of the Chinese Navy, but also pays great attention to the semi-submersible ship "Tai'ankou" of the COSCO Group, which carries these two ships. According to Chinese media reports, the 18,000-ton "Tai'ankou" semi-submersible ship was officially put into use in December 2002 and is known as the world's "all-round champion" of semi-submersible ships and "the first ship in Asia". At present, there are only more than 10 semi-submersible ships in the world, and among them, COSCO Group's "Tai'ankou" is the most advanced, which is the best among special ships.

On November 20, the semi-submersible ship "Tai'ankou" passed through the Cape of Good Hope. The Indian Navy's Tu-142 waited there and took a lot of "high-definition" photos. DNA Newspaper got one of them.

The Chinese ships were "accompanied" by more mysterious "guests" ——— American reconnaissance submarines and spy planes that have been cruising in the Indian Ocean. They tracked and reconnoitred Chinese ships from a long distance. The Indian Navy expanded rapidly

While keeping an eye on the Indian Ocean, the Indian military has begun to move with the intention of dominating the waters.

According to AFP and other Western media reports, the Indian Navy unveiled its huge procurement plan on December 2. Admiral Prakash, commander of the Indian Navy, said that the Indian Ocean is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and one-quarter of the world's goods and energy transportation pass through the Indian Ocean. "The Indian Navy's important role in the Indian Ocean region will be a strong backing for India's foreign policy," he said. ”

Prakash also said: "India is a big country, so there is a need to build a strong navy. "Under the new equipment procurement program, the Indian Navy will procure 36 ships. In addition to the recent agreement with France to purchase six submarines, India has also requested Russia to purchase three state-of-the-art destroyers.

According to a high-ranking Indian military official, the navy will also purchase 30 long-endurance helicopters to replace British-made "Sea King" helicopters; it will also lease two US P-3C antisubmarine planes to enhance its maritime reconnaissance capability; and it will receive one improved Russian-made aircraft carrier and one Russian-made maritime spy plane.

In addition, Prakash also revealed that India is currently working on an extremely complex project ——— link warships and submarines through satellites to build a powerful maritime central warfare network. "We are moving towards that goal. If necessary, we will build a dedicated satellite. ”

The AFP article argues that India's goal in proposing these ambitious equipment procurement plans and actively developing bilateral relations with neighboring countries is actually very simple——— to extend its tentacles to all corners of the Indian Ocean, so as to realize its ideal of dominating the Indian Ocean. It is reported by Youth Reference