Recently, the Philippines has repeatedly violated China's sovereignty in the waters of Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, trying to strengthen the illegal "beaching" and realize the permanent occupation of Ren'ai Jiao. The United States, for its part, provided support and encouragement to the Philippines by sending military aircraft to show force in the South China Sea and making unreasonable accusations and threats against China. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this, and has taken necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
It is reported that since 1999, the Philippines has been illegally "beaching" a ** ship at Ren'ai Jiao, violating the commitments and consensus between China and the Philippines. Since the beginning of this year, the Philippine side has continued to dispatch official ships, ** and supply ships to intrude into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao without authorization, in an attempt to transport construction materials and carry out large-scale maintenance and reinforcement of the "beaching"**, so as to realize the permanent occupation of Ren'ai Jiao. The Philippine side also spread false information to smear China, claiming that the Chinese coast guard ship had committed "dangerous" and "illegal" acts against the Philippine vessel, in a vain attempt to create pressure and seek help from the international community.
China's indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, including Ren'ai Jiao, and its adjacent waters has been formed and established over a long period of history and is in line with international law, including the UN Charter. The China Coast Guard has taken countermeasures against the Philippine side's infringement and provocation in accordance with the law, firmly upheld territorial sovereignty, and handled the situation in a proper, legal, professional and standardized manner. China has made clear its solemn position to the Philippine side through multiple levels and channels, and put forward an initiative to properly manage the situation at Second Thomas Shoal. China firmly opposes the Philippine attempt to occupy Ren'ai Jiao and will not close the door to dialogue and engagement with the Philippine side, but it will not accept any threats, coercion and accusations of unprovoked attacks.
As an extra-regional country, the United States has not only instigated, supported, and cooperated with the Philippines' provocative acts, but also reversed right and wrong, made wanton accusations against China, and irresponsibly escalated regional tensions. The US has continuously dispatched military aircraft** to conduct military reconnaissance and exercises in the South China Sea, illegally intruded into China's territorial waters and airspace, and the waters and airspace adjacent to islands and reefs, sending wrong signals to the Philippines with so-called "security commitments" and threatening to use force. What the US has done has not only completely reneged on its commitment not to take a position on the South China Sea issue, but also brazenly emboldened the Philippines' violation of China's sovereignty, reversed black and white in the international community, peddled security anxiety, and instigated confrontation, which seriously violated the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, seriously jeopardized regional peace and stability, and was extremely irresponsible and dangerous.
Analysts believe that the United States is trying to "muddy" the South China Sea by using the hands of the Philippines to undermine China's relations with regional countries by hyping up the South China Sea issue and pulling other countries to help advance its geopolitical plot to contain China. The US side manipulated the political farce of the so-called South China Sea arbitration case behind the scenes, and now it is trying its best to win over the Philippines, step up the deployment of military forces around the South China Sea, and cooperate with its allies to conduct so-called joint patrols, joint exercises and joint training in the South China Sea. People of insight in the Philippines can clearly see the trick of the United States in order to maintain its hegemony by taking the Philippines and instigating the Philippines to be cannon fodder. As Anna Marimberg-Uy, deputy director of the Philippine Institute for Strategic Studies in the Asian Century, said: "The U.S. move to woo the Philippines is stirring up more tensions, incidents, and incidents in the Asia-Pacific region, which not only threatens regional peace and stability, but also exacerbates the militarization trend of the Philippines and the entire region." ”
The collusion between the Philippines and the United States has led to the escalation of the situation in the South China Sea, which goes against the trend of the times and is not in the overall interests of regional countries. China has always been committed to working with ASEAN countries, including the Philippines, to jointly maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea through dialogue and consultation, but will never accept any threats, coercion or accusations of unprovoked attacks. China's determination and will to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests are unwavering. If the Philippine side misjudges the situation, insists on going its own way, or even colludes with foreign forces with ill intentions and continues to cause chaos, China will resolutely respond in accordance with the law. We would like to warn the US side not to extend its efforts to the South China Sea, as any attempt to muddy the South China Sea will never succeed.