Marcos Jr.'s recent remarks have fully exposed the "true purpose" of the Philippines' provocation in the South China Sea, while seeking cooperation with Japan and other countries in oil and gas exploitation.
But the question is, against the backdrop of intensifying friction between China and the Philippines, can the Philippines' idea of pulling Japan, the United States and other foreign forces to exploit oil and gas resources in the disputed areas of the South China Sea be realized?The answer, of course, is no.
First, from the Philippine perspective, Marcos Jr. said tensions in the South China Sea have increased over the past few months, so the Philippines needs to communicate with "all countries."
Marcos's remarks seem to be seeking to solve the problem through communication, but it is a hint that Western countries will be drawn into the South China Sea game. The South China Sea issue between China and the Philippines is essentially a bilateral issue, and the two countries can properly and peacefully manage their differences and even resolve them completely based on their long-term interests.
However, due to the interference of foreign forces such as the United States and Japan, the South China Sea issue has dominated China-Philippines diplomatic relations, which is actually a waste of the efforts made by China and the Philippines in the past few years to expand cooperation in other areas and bridge differences with more common interests.
Marcos Jr. not only did not reflect, but said that he wanted to communicate with "all countries", which was to use the West's momentum to put pressure on China.
As for the purpose of China-Philippines relations, he actually made it clear, that is, "to launch more energy exploration projects in this resource-rich sea area to meet the energy needs of the Philippines." To put it in layman's terms, it is to look at the rich oil and gas resources in the South China Sea.
As long as we dig deeper, we can find that the so-called "meeting the energy needs of the Philippines" is just an excuse used to fool the Philippine people, and it is not the real reason why the Philippines is running into porcelain in the South China Sea.
The logic is very simple: if the Philippines is only doing it for economic gain, not for political purposes, then all issues have to be considered from an economic point of view.
To put it bluntly, the Philippines has to weigh the question of which is more cost-effective to steal some oil and gas resources from the South China Sea and maintain normal exchanges between China and the Philippines. The answer is obvious.
The Philippines' desire to steal oil and gas resources in the disputed South China Sea is a no-brainer.
In the past, we used to say that we put aside disputes and develop together, but we haven't mentioned it much in the past two years. But the idea behind it is correct, only if the two sides do not quarrel and friction, it is possible to develop the resources of the disputed area. Now what country's energy companies dare to go to the South China Sea to help the Philippines extract oil?
China Spokesperson Secondly, even if it can be mined, how much money can be made from it with the economy and technology of the Philippines?And how much benefit can the normality between China and the Philippines bring to the Philippines?
Therefore, from an economic point of view, the so-called "friction with China for energy" is simply nonsense. If you think about it carefully, you will know that the best strategy is to properly manage differences with China and cooperate in development.
Obviously not for this purpose, Marcos Jr. hinted that the friction with China in the South China Sea is for energy interests, which actually fully reflects the fact that the Philippines has been manipulated and influenced by the West.
The so-called "being sold and helping people to make money" is almost like this. Marcos Jr.'s provocation in the South China Sea is clearly a wrong choice made for the sake of his political stance at the instigation of the United States.
However, if we admit that we did this for the sake of the United States, it will inevitably arouse opposition from the Filipino people, so we have secretly launched such a so-called excuse "to meet energy demand" to find "legitimacy" for our wrong behavior.
But what is false is false, what is wrong is wrong, and history and the people will give an accurate judgment on the wrong policy of the current Philippines.