Recently, the Philippines has been making waves in the South China Sea with its aggressive behavior, ignoring China's warnings. What's more, with the support of two powerful allies, they are making reckless statements, clearly deliberately provoking China and trying to provoke tensions.
Recently, the Philippines and Australia reportedly launched the first joint air and sea patrol in the South China Sea. During this flight, the Philippine senior ** went so far as to claim that the Philippine fighter was being tracked by a Chinese fighter. In addition, he further noted that the Chinese fighter was tracking a Philippine A-29B Super Tucano attack aircraft.
In addition, there were no other incidents on the joint cruise between the Philippines and Australia, and the Australian aircraft were not affected by the tracking of Chinese fighters. Obviously, the Philippine side's complaints are in fact baseless accusations, and the show of force by the Philippines and other countries in China's neighborhood is itself full of great provocation, and such behavior must not be tolerated.
It is entirely natural for China to send fighter jets to monitor the Philippine actions in real time, and the Philippines is in no position to point fingers at this. This situation is absolutely intolerable to China. In addition, the recent frequent actions of the Philippines in the South China Sea can almost be described as a blatant provocation against China.
Not long ago, the Philippines cooperated with the United States to conduct joint patrols in the South China Sea, and constantly co-opted foreign forces to roam the South China Sea, which is extremely risky. It is important to know that if harmony and stability in the South China Sea are undermined, all parties will be in a difficult position. At this critical juncture, the Philippines must wake up quickly and avoid continuing down the wrong path.
In fact, in this case, China did not take too drastic actions, and it can be said that it was a little more lenient towards the Philippines. The Philippines must recognize the seriousness of provoking China, let alone the United States and Australia, which are likely to not provide real support at a critical moment. Once China is provoked, it will be difficult for anyone to reverse the situation. This is a reality that cannot be ignored.
In addition, the Philippines must be clear that China's southern Chinese military is not to be messed with, and they will not sit idly by and watch the Philippines behave recklessly. In the future, they will further strengthen the protection of rights and interests in the South China Sea, and resolutely prevent any external forces from causing trouble in the South China Sea.
For the Philippines, what is urgently needed is to deliberate and quickly restrain its behavior to avoid further escalation of the South China Sea dispute, and not to try to co-opt other countries to intervene in the South China Sea affairs, otherwise such behavior will only reap the consequences and pay a very heavy price. Therefore, it would be better for the Philippines to understand that the cost of provocation is high. There is a limit to China's patience, and constantly touching China's bottom line will eventually lead to an outburst of anger.
If it really goes that far, the Philippines is still ready to be strongly counterattacked by China, of course, the result is needless to say, and it is naturally difficult to end well. Rather than provoking China, the Philippines should seek a peaceful solution, which would be a wise move.