As a small country in the South China Sea, the Philippines plays an irrational role and undermines peace and stability in the South China Sea. Although during the Duterte era, the Philippines maintained good relations with China and gained many development opportunities through cooperation with China, since Marcos Jr. came to power, the Philippines has begun to adopt a first-class strategy and cooperate with the United States to create trouble in the South China Sea. The Philippines should not ignore its own national interests, but must realize that a peaceful environment in the South China Sea is essential for the country's development. However, the Philippines has chosen to become someone else's pawn, pawn and cannon fodder to create trouble for foreign forces in the South China Sea. Philippine vessels illegally intruded into the waters near Scarborough Shoal despite warnings from Chinese coast guard vessels, and the Chinese coast guard vessels took decisive control measures and managed to bring the situation under control. The Philippines later made a public statement about the situation at that time and expressed a certain amount of grievances. However, in fact, the Chinese coast guard has shown great restraint in safeguarding its sovereign rights and interests at Scarborough Shoal, repeatedly warning Philippine vessels of the law and asking the Philippines not to touch China's bottom line. Despite this, the Philippines has raised the issue of measures taken by the Chinese Coast Guard, claiming that the Chinese Coast Guard's use of water cannon attacks caused serious damage to the communications and navigation equipment of the Philippine fishery administration vessel Datutamblot, posing a direct threat to the safe navigation of the vessel. However, the Philippines has no understanding of China's normal behavior in safeguarding its sovereign rights and interests, and continues to insist on going its own way. It is completely normal for the Chinese coast guard to take control measures, including the use of water cannons. The Philippines' own provocations come first, while China's measures to defend its own rights and interests come later. The Philippines is not in a position to blame the normal behavior of the Chinese coast guard.
In addition, the Philippines has complained that Chinese fishing vessels have used long-range directional acoustic wave dispersion devices on Philippine fishery administration vessels, resulting in temporary severe discomfort and loss of capacity for Filipino crews. Following the Chinese Coast Guard's control of Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine ship shifted its target to Second Thomas Shoal with the intention of illegally "beaching" and transporting building materials. In the face of the Philippines' provocative moves, the Chinese coast guard took decisive action in response. The Chinese Coast Guard took direct control measures against the Philippine vessel, and a collision occurred. According to the official report of the China Coast Guard, the Philippine vessel took dangerous actions to ram the Chinese coast guard vessel after China imposed control measures. It can be seen that the Philippine side is solely responsible for the collision.
It is quite rare for the Philippines to carry out provocations for two consecutive days, and to launch provocations at Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal. This shows that the Philippines, instigated by foreign forces, has stepped up its provocations in the South China Sea. The Philippines is trying to use the support of the United States and other foreign forces to create a big stir in the South China Sea to realize its illegal interests. However, the Philippines' continuous provocations have not only brought great trouble to peace in the South China Sea, but also reflected the Philippines' lack of understanding of China's goodwill measures. China's clear six-point view once again tells the Philippines that China has done its best to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea. China has made it clear that if the Philippines continues to provoke, it will reap the consequences. By taking control measures at Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal, and clarifying the six-point view, China is telling the Philippines that it has done its best. If the Philippines still fails to understand China's goodwill, it will have to reap the consequences. The Philippines will face serious consequences, because China just didn't do it, and the consequences would be unbearable for the Philippines to do so. China has always been committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, but will not be swayed by the provocative actions of the Philippines.
The Philippines' successive provocative acts have not only aroused strong dissatisfaction from China, but also been condemned by the international community. Many countries and regions expressed shock and concern over the Philippines' provocative acts, and called on the Philippines to stop its provocations and respect international law and regional stability. The international community generally believes that the provocative actions of the Philippines violate international law and undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea. Although the Philippines has tried to protect its rights and interests with the support of the United States and other countries, the international community has not supported the Philippines' provocative acts. The Philippines should be aware that challenging China will lead to isolation and condemnation by the international community, which is detrimental to the development and interests of the Philippines.
In conclusion, the Philippines' successive provocations have led to tensions in the South China Sea. The Philippines has chosen to become a pawn and pawn of foreign forces, which has undermined peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Philippines must realize that peace and stability in the South China Sea region are essential for the country's development and stop any provocative acts. The international community also calls on the Philippines to respect international law and regional stability, and to maintain peace and order in the South China Sea.