As soon as the US nuclear submarine floated up, it was captured by a Chinese commercial satellite (commercial satellite)

　　The US cruise missile nuclear submarine made a high-profile stop in the Philippines, which can carry 154 cruise missiles and is known as a regional deterrent weapon. Chinese civilian satellites captured the trace of US submarines for the first time.

　　On September 23rd local time, the US Navy’s Ohio nuclear submarine made a high-profile call at Subic Bay in the Philippines and conducted a routine port visit to the country.

　　The US Navy’s Ohio nuclear submarine made a high-profile stop at Subic Bay
The US Navy’s Seventh Submarine Squadron subsequently issued a statement, stating that the Ohio cruise missile nuclear submarine is “carrying out routine missions in the operational area of the US Seventh Fleet to help maintain a free and open Indo Pacific region
The US Navy ships operating under the banner of freedom in the South China Sea are clearly targeting China. Coincidentally, the Philippines has been in a very passive position due to recent incidents of maritime police confrontation.
Western media generally believes that the Ohio’s recent stop in the Philippines is to provide a platform for the Philippines. Pressure China by showcasing the increasingly close defense relationship between Washington and Manila.
How to use the so-called ‘defense relationship’ to exert pressure? This brings up a historical issue.
The Subic Bay where the Ohio docked was once one of the most important naval bases of the US Navy in the Asia Pacific region during the Cold War.

　　Former Subic Bay Naval Base
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States significantly reduced its defense budget, leading to the complete withdrawal of the US Navy’s permanent fleet in the Philippines. The base was eventually closed in 1992.
Nowadays, as the confrontational game between China and the United States intensifies. In response to China’s military deployment in the South China Sea, the United States has been wanting to restart the Subic Bay Naval Base and establish a permanent naval fleet in the Philippines.
So from a strategic perspective, the Ohio did not go to Manila Bay but docked at Subic Bay, indicating that the US Navy has not given up on returning to the Philippines. This is also seen by the outside world as an important bargaining chip for the United States to pressure China on the South China Sea issue.
However, on the other hand, although it is widely believed that the Ohio is here to show off its muscles to China. But as a commercial satellite in China captures the end of its visit and the Ohio spacecraft sailing on the sea, various signs indicate that the Americans’ ideas are not as simple as they seem.

　　Chinese commercial satellite captures Ohio sailing on the sea surface
It is not uncommon for nuclear submarines to maintain surface navigation status, after all, the biggest defense weapon of submarines is concealment, especially nuclear submarines, which can sail underwater for a long time and will not float unnecessarily.
The Ohio is surfacing in the South China Sea to maintain surface navigation, obviously to convey certain signals, which also gives the satellite the opportunity to capture images.
The Trump administration is likely to want to demonstrate US support for the Philippines through docking activities, but does not want this to further deteriorate US China relations and increase the risk of conflict.
The People’s Liberation Army has showcased a large number of weapons and equipment that even the US military does not have during the 1993 military parade. If the United States wants to use military pressure, it will be ineffective if the intensity is weak, and if the intensity is too strong, it will intensify the conflict between the two countries.
The US military in the Western Pacific lacks the confidence to confront the aircraft and missiles during the parade.
To this end, the Pentagon needs to publicly show its muscles and adopt a posture of deterring China, while secretly sending signals of unintentional conflict with China to prevent the situation from suddenly deteriorating.