Recently, the Philippines has frequently used incidents such as the Ren'ai Jiao resupply mission and the trespass on Scarborough Shoal to hype up, and even deliberately used their fishery administration boat to clash with Chinese coast guard vessels in an attempt to establish an image of a victim on **. More recently, they have resorted to an insidious tactic in an attempt to discredit China. According to the Philippines**, the Philippines** began allowing civilian forces to illegally travel to China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea to participate in resupply operations. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Philippine Committee met with the head of the non-governmental coalition organization "ATIN ITO", which plans to form a fleet of 40 civilian ships to deliver Christmas gifts to the garrisons of the islands and reefs in the South China Sea under the de facto control of the Philippines, and may also organize an illegal assault on Ren'ai Jiao to provide construction materials and supplies to the beach**. The group's background cannot be overlooked, and in 2016 it planned to go to Scarborough Shoal and plant the Philippine flag. At that time, there was even an American involved in this activity, apparently a non-** organization supported by foreign forces.
In fact, the operation was not purely civilian, and the Philippine military and coast guard made clear their support. In order to support the Philippines, not long ago, a US ** ship also illegally entered the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao, and was intercepted by China's southern theater of operations. However, does the US intervention really work?The Philippine Coast Guard and Navy have a huge gap in strength compared to China, so they have begun to rely on civilian ships for hype and provocation. Our counterattack is playing into their hands, and they will certainly smear us in the South China Sea, claiming that we are "bullying" their fishermen in the region. If we don't act, they will only become more unscrupulous. As such, their tactics are indeed very vicious, and they also reveal China's "moral purity" in the South China Sea, which is easy to tie its hands on. However, in addition to the Philippines, there are other countries that also have the support of civil forces, so what do we have to fear?Recently, the Philippines discovered that China has dispatched a "mysterious force" to exert some pressure on them.
Recently, the Philippine Coast Guard spotted 135 Chinese fishing boats at Oxbow Reef in the Spratly Islands and issued a "radio challenge" to them, but received no response. The Philippines** expressed concern. However, Oxbow Reef is part of China's Spratly Islands, and it is legal for Chinese fishing vessels to operate in the area and take shelter from the storm. Therefore, it seems far-fetched that the Philippines** is concerned about this. Strategically located in the heart of the Spratly Islands, Oxbow Reef is home to hundreds of Chinese fishing boats. In fact, we have seen hundreds of fishing boats lined up in a row to form a strong "Great Wall of the Sea" in the past to safeguard national sovereignty and drive away foreign vessels that trespass. The Philippines' desire to send fishing boats to provoke in the South China Sea seems to be a bit of a stretch. Looking back at Vietnam's shadow over the massive outing of Chinese fishermen, the Philippines' move seems unwise.
While preventing them from approaching, China should also start land reclamation projects on the islands of Oxbow Reef, Ren'ai Jiao, and Scarborough Shoal as soon as possible, and build these strategic islands into dual-use bases to consolidate its de facto control over the South China Sea.