In recent years, the Philippines has repeatedly sent ships into the waters of Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, and has responded to this. In particular, on the beached shipwreck of the "Sierra Madre", the Philippines** tried to illegally transport construction materials to Ren'ai Jiao, but was blocked by the Chinese patrol with water cannons. After a stern warning from the Chinese Navy, the Philippine side finally realized that "something was wrong" and issued an official announcement asking the Philippine side not to clash with China in the South China Sea.
In fact, the Chinese patrol team, when they encounter the Filipinos, will use water cannons to "persuade" them, because they are very "persuasive".
Romeo, Supreme Commander of the Philippine Military. After a water cannon bombardment in September, Brawner threatened that if the Chinese patrol bombarded the enemy again, it would be considered an "act of war" and that Philippine ships would be sent to escort the Philippines. We turned a deaf ear to his intimidation.
After this interception by the "Ren'ai Jiao" water cannon, the Philippine side quickly changed its mind. Jonathan. Malaya, a spokeswoman for the Philippine Defense Council, declared in public that China's recent military activities near Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal were "not a war." It was legally established that Philippine border guards and maritime forces could not shoot.
On the same day, Jay, the spokeswoman of the Philippine Maritime Defense Force. Talia also issued a statement saying that Philippine border guards would not use water cannons in the South China Sea to strike China. In this way, the front-line army will no longer trigger a war between the Philippines and China through water cannons. Tarilla also excused his remarks, brazenly claiming that this was due to "the Filipinos' decision to stand up to their moral stance, and that the water cannons on the ** were used to extinguish fires, not to attack or deter other ships." ”
This has become a joke all over the world, let alone ChinaThe "water cannons" of the global coast guard are capable of both extinguishing fires and "persuasion", and cruisers in Europe and the United States often use water cannons to drive away foreign fishing boats that illegally enter their territorial waters, and even against ships of environmental protection groups. The Filipinos are reluctant to use their Coast Guard artillery for fear of "escalating retaliation" from China, which they cannot afford.
In fact, Philippine cruisers often behave very well when they encounter ships in the nearby waters. Ten years ago, in the waters southeast of Eluanbi, Taiwan, Philippine patrol ships openly chased and opened fire on the "Guangxing 28" in Pingtung County, Taiwan, killing Taiwanese sailor Hong Shicheng and severely damaging the ship. This vicious case caused a large number of people to take to the streets in Taiwan, and the relevant departments in Taiwan were forced to "negotiate" with the Philippines, and finally the Manila District Court in the Philippines sentenced eight members of the Philippine Coast Guard to eight to 14 years in prison.
From this point of view, the Philippine coast guard is not good at stubble, nor is it standing on the "moral high ground". The reason why they do not use force against China's ** and ships is because China has the absolute upper hand, and if it really wants to fight, the Philippines will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Overall, China's recent fierce response to the Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao area, as well as its diplomatic efforts (e.g., have been issued"Don't set yourself on fire"The Philippine side felt that if the Philippines continued to provoke incidents, China would use tough methods, for example, to solve the problem by force. This is clearly beyond the capabilities of the Philippines. Therefore, the Philippine national security and military departments have issued statements one after another, in fact, to make the situation in the South China Sea even colder.
The fundamental tenet of China's foreign policy is to "not fire the first shot, and not to allow the other side to fire again", which is well known to everyone in the world. Therefore, the Philippines probably intends to use this rule to keep the situation in the South China Sea under control without taking the initiative to attack. However, people in the Philippines still have a fluke mentality. China has characterized the actions of the Philippines as being manipulated by the United States behind the scenes, and described them as "serious violations of China's territorial sovereignty and regional peace and stability." In addition, China's strategy is that whether it is the South China Sea, the East China Sea, or the Taiwan Strait, it must take its own dominance and not let the enemy lead the way.