China has repeatedly warned the Philippines not to bring in external forces to interfere in the South China Sea issue, otherwise the involvement of third-party military forces will inevitably increase the risk of a military conflict. However, as Biden**'s support for the Philippines continues to grow, the US military's provocations in the South China Sea region are becoming more frequent. Recently, the littoral combat ship "Giffords" intruded into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in Nansha without authorization, which caused a warning from China's southern theater of operations. However, it's just a process.
The South China Sea is now filled with gunsmoke, and the United States has several options when it comes to intervening in the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines. They can conduct joint patrols with the Philippine Navy in uncontested waters to minimize the possibility of a military conflict. Alternatively, the Philippine Navy and the U.S. Navy could join forces to challenge China's territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea, such as by intruding into waters near Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal.
But none of these options is likely to lead to conflict, because China has long been very clear about its position on the South China Sea. However, the United States has now switched from the second option to the third option, which means that they intend to aggravate the situation in the South China Sea again. Faced with this situation, only one punch can avoid a hundred punches. If the activities of the "Giffords" in the waters adjacent to Second Thomas Shoal become more frequent, the more likely it is that a military conflict will break out between the two sides.
Therefore, China must remain on high alert to avoid the situation getting out of control. The violation of China's territorial sovereignty by the United States is deeply despicable. In order to safeguard national interests, the PLA decided to use force to fight back, and this counterattack has a sufficient legal basis. At the same time, it is necessary for China to use this incident to warn the Philippines that the U.S. team is not reliable and that the U.S.-Philippine alliance is not as rosy as they hoped.
Only in this way can the Philippines and other countries try to further exacerbate the situation in the South China Sea by introducing extraterritorial forces to continue to provoke the South China Sea. We must therefore act decisively and resolutely to avoid embarking on an irreparable dark path.