The Philippines' recent moves in the South China Sea have become increasingly high-profile. According to the latest report of the Chinese Coast Guard, in the past 24 hours alone, the Philippine side has carried out a number of provocations. This indicates that the Philippines' armed provocations in the South China Sea have become more frequent and aggressive.
First, on December 9, the Philippines dispatched three so-called "Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau official vessels" in an attempt to intrude into the waters near Scarborough Shoal to provoke. China's coast guard stopped the Philippine attempt in a timely manner and used water cannons to control the Philippine official vessel, resulting in damage to the communication and radar equipment on the Philippine ship.
Then, in the early hours of December 10, the Philippine side dispatched a so-called "official vessel" and two coast guard ships escorted a supply transport ship in an attempt to resupply the illegally occupied Ren'ai Jiao. And the supplies supplied this time turned out to be "construction materials", which was obviously to reinforce the amphibious ship "Sierra Madre", which was illegally beached.
China's coast guard has also exercised control over this in accordance with the law. The third incident was even more infuriating, when the Philippines again dispatched two coast guard vessels, a government vessel and a transport ship in an attempt to force their way into Second Thomas Shoal that morning.
Ignoring China's repeated warnings, the Philippine boat Yunaza Mayo No. 1 dangerously rammed into the Chinese coast guard vessel, resulting in damage to the coast guard vessel, and this is entirely the responsibility of the Philippine side. To sum up, the behavior of the Philippines has become more and more crazy.
In just 24 hours, the Philippines has not only frequently provoked and rammed with our coast guard vessels, but also increased the scale and frequency of its armed provocations. What is even more worrying is that the Philippine side has announced that it will organize a fleet of 40 ships to carry out the so-called "Christmas resupply" to Second Thomas Shoal at the end of this month.
Does this mean that the Philippines wants to set off a so-called "all-out confrontation" in the South China Sea?Such actions by the Philippines have gradually revealed its confrontational intentions with China in the South China Sea. The Philippine Navy and Coast Guard are obviously inferior to ours, so why are they so brazen in provoking in the South China Sea?What is the purpose of the Philippines?
First of all, the Philippines' purpose is obvious: to illegally acquire the marine resources of the South China Sea. Taking Scarborough Shoal as an example, the surrounding waters are rich in metal resources and a large amount of oil and natural gas resources, and the Philippines' own economy is not developed, and the desire for these resources is self-evident.
Second, the Philippines' move is likely to be aimed at pleasing the United States and cooperating with the so-called "Asia-Pacific strategy" of the United States. At present, the Philippine provocations in the South China Sea are mainly supported by the United States. Through this behavior, the Philippines can obtain U.S. assistance and support, and the United States wants the Philippines to be its "pawn" in the South China Sea.
In summary, the Philippines' behavior is still unstable, and it is likely that more and bigger conspiracies are still being planned. We need to be vigilant and attentive to this. However, I firmly believe that with the heroic countermeasures of our coast guard and the support of a strong navy, the Philippines' plot to create chaos in the South China Sea is doomed to fail.