The Philippines has always relied on the support of the United States, and has frequently carried out provocations and clamors against Ren'ai Jiao in recent times. Against this background, the People's Republic recently published an article called "The Bell", which not only pointed out the repeated provocations of the Philippines in the South China Sea region, but also directly named the United States. The article stresses that if the Philippines continues to provoke and ignores the goodwill of the Chinese side, China will defend its rights and interests in accordance with the law and resolutely respond. This official** commentary pointed out that the malicious provocation of the Philippines will inevitably bring adverse consequences. Over the past 24 years, the Philippines has not only violated the "gentlemen's agreement" by refusing to withdraw from Ren'ai Jiao, but has also gone further and further down the road of provocation in the South China Sea. Now, perhaps it's time for the Philippines to pay the price.
A spokesman for China used a less polite idiom: "Pull back the precipice". The Chinese side has always opened the door to dialogue and is willing to resolve maritime issues through negotiations, but hopes that the Philippine side can control its behavior in a timely manner. The Philippines has come to the brink of a precipice, and if it continues down a dangerous path, China will have to take the necessary steps to respond resolutely. Marcos seemed to be under pressure from the official statement, and soon expressed his willingness to "share the boat" with the United States. Marcos said that while the United States has been helping the Philippines with maritime patrols, the Philippines wants to solve the South China Sea problem on its own.
This statement is very strange to the outside world, because the Philippines has been relying on the support of the United States for some time and has frequently provoked at Ren'ai Jiao, but now it has stated that it wants to solve the South China Sea issue on its own. The "bell" of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Marcos's "self-solution" remarks are only two days apart, which may mean that Marcos has realized that China has run out of patience, and the PLA is likely to intervene once it creates trouble again. Although the Philippines has the support of the United States, it is inevitably a little uneasy. Even with the support of the United States, who can guarantee that the United States will lend a helping hand to the Philippines at a critical moment?
China will certainly respond resolutely, and it is likely that it will no longer be a simple water cannon blockade or ship friction, but a direct towing away the illegal Philippine vessels and solving the problem once and for all. There is no doubt that China will definitely take such a move. Although China has always been moderate, it will never back down on the issue of national sovereignty and territorial integrity.