Recently, Second Thomas Reef has become a hot topic, not because of how beautiful it is, but because the Philippines has made a series of small moves here, which really makes people think that they are too idle.
First, the Philippine coast guard ship deliberately collided with a Chinese coast guard ship in the waters off Second Thomas Shoal, an obvious act of provocation that begs the question: What are you trying to do?Then, their chief of staff of the armed forces and the commander of the Western Command disguised themselves as civilians and boarded the Philippine landing ship "Sierra Madre" sitting on Ren'ai Jiao, and held a party on it to disgust us. What is this trying to express?Do you think you're humorous?
If you think that's the end of it, then you don't know much about the Philippines. They immediately approached a large group of non-governmental figures, intending to further expand the issue of Second Thomas Shoal. It seems that the Philippines is determined to make some noise on Ren'ai Jiao this time.
In terms of the intensity of action, the Philippines has clearly adopted a "linkage" mechanism this time. Three coast guard ships were first dispatched to Scarborough Shoal to provoke, and almost without any interval, they began to carry out operations at Ren'ai Jiao. It seems that their purpose is to siphon off part of China's defense forces in the waters off Ren'ai Jiao through an early move at Scarborough Shoal. But they seem to have forgotten that the CCG's presence in the South China Sea is not vegetarian.
At the time of the provocation at Scarborough Shoal, three Philippine coast guard ships received a "warm welcome" directly from the Chinese coast guard vessels. The water cannons of the Chinese coast guard vessels, including our 3305 ship, were "full fire" and sprayed at the Philippine coast guard vessels. The result?The radar, communication equipment, navigation equipment and other exposed electrical equipment of a Philippine coast guard ship were all scrapped, and it had no choice but to retreat.
The situation is similar in the waters of Second Thomas Shoal. The Chinese coast guard was no longer polite when it discovered that the Philippine supply boat was trying to break through the Chinese blockade line by force. Our 5204 ship immediately fired its water cannon at full power and condescendingly flooded the Philippine supply ship "Kalayaan" with seawater. Because of the amount of water poured in, the supply ship's engine was damaged, and it was directly paralyzed and incapacitated on its own, and could only be towed back by other Philippine ships.
To be honest, seeing this scene, I can only sigh: Philippines, Philippines, why do you bother?Knowing that he can't do it, he doesn't end up asking for his own hardship. Instead of provoking China in such a thankless way, it is better to spend more effort on developing its own economy and people's livelihood. After all, there are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests!
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