Chinas measurement ship stops to South Africa port analysis: or make the West mo

(Dutan, South Africa) In less than two months after the joint maritime military exercise in South Africa and China and Russia, China ’s“ Yuanwang 5 ”measurement ship stopped at the largest port in eastern South Africa this week.Some analysts believe that this may exacerbate the concerns of Western countries that are moving closer to China and Russia.

According to the data collected by Bloomberg, Yuanwang 5 stopped at Duban Port and continued to drive west.According to previous reports of the Chinese official media, Yuanwang 5 left Hong Kong on February 20 this year, and went to the scheduled waters to perform maritime measurement and control missions. However, the report did not disclose other information.

Data show that Yuanwang 5 is an independent aerospace ocean measurement ship independently developed in China, which has the function of tracking rockets and spacecraft launch.In August last year, the ship was also opposed by neighboring countries and India when the ship stopped in Hangban Tota, Sri Lanka. At that time, Indian media pointed out that the ship was a "spy boat" and may monitor the Indian military facilities.

Bloomberg analyzed that the stopping in South Africa this time may exacerbate Western countries' concerns about South Africa's closer to China and Russia.Like China, South Africa has not condemned Moscow for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.In February this year, South Africa also held maritime military exercises with China and Russia, so it was criticized by Western countries led by the United States.

A spokesperson spokesperson for South Africa's largest opposition to the Democratic Alliance of the Party, in an interview with Bloomberg, criticized the South African government for not considering the possible consequences of the future, which is worrying.The spokesman also questioned why the distance No. 5 stopped and why it appeared around South Africa.

South African port administration: Yuanwang 5 is a scientific test ship

The South African National Port Authority responded on Thursday (April 6) that Yuanwang 5 was a scientific and not scientific ship instead of reconnaissance ships.Cape Town Port.