A few days ago, the Philippines successively sent ships to provoke trouble in the waters near Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao, and during the period when they were warned and driven away by Chinese coast guard ships, Philippine ships also used the means of "touching porcelain" to ram our ships, however, in the face of our sturdy hull, the Philippines did not take advantage, and the Philippine side issued a statement afterwards saying that their ships were seriously damaged. It is worth mentioning that the Philippines, which could not take advantage of the head-to-head confrontation, immediately remembered the trick of "inviting foreign aid". After sending a signal for help to the United States, U.S. spokesman Miller soon issued a statement saying that the "reckless behavior" of the Chinese ship using high-pressure water cannons and "forcibly colliding" caused damage to the Philippine ship on the mission and seriously endangered the safety of the Filipino crew. In addition, the United States reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and said that it will stand firmly with the Philippines.
There is no doubt that the United States' approach is to watch the excitement and not make a big deal of itThe higher the tone, the better it will be for the Philippines to compete with China in the front and create some trouble for China. However, once things develop beyond the expectations of the United States and China and the Philippines evolve in the direction of a large-scale conflict, will the United States really have the courage to get involved?I don't think the top generals of the U.S. military dare to pat their chests and agree. Otherwise, when the confrontation between China and the United States occurred in the South China Sea in 2016, why would the United States end up fleeing from the wilderness?But Philippine Marcos is obviously very much in the United States, and after the United States spoke, he immediately posted on social media, showing the Philippines' tough attitude on the South China Sea issue. What he said translates into the vernacular to mean that the Philippines will continue to confront China in the South China Sea, and they will not be "intimidated" by China's momentum. Marcos stressed that China's countermeasures have strengthened its confidence in defending its so-called sovereignty in the South China Sea.
I have to say that the Philippines has spoken a little louder after someone has supported it. But Marcos does not seem to be satisfied with this, and we note that the Philippines has even sent a "threatening" signal to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. Philippine spokesperson Teresita Dasa claimed at a press conference that the Philippine side has expressed diplomatic relations to Ambassador Huang Xilian on the South China Sea friction incident, and said that the Philippines is considering expelling our ambassador and listing him as "persona non grata from the Philippines."
The Philippines' approach is undoubtedly walking a tightrope with one foot and challenging China's bottom line. You must know that the responsibility for the maritime friction between China and the Philippines lies entirely on the side of the Philippines. For a long time, China has made countless admonitions and warnings about this, but the Philippines has repeatedly regarded China's goodwill as a sign of concession or even compromise. So much so that it is acting more and more boldly on the South China Sea issue. If Marcos has been playing with fire in the South China Sea, China will definitely adjust its approach accordingly, and cannot rule out the possibility of using more tough measures to counteract. At that time, it will not be a scene that those old and dilapidated ships in the Philippines can only resist.
After all, China's improvement in the strength of coast guard ships over the years is visible to the naked eye, and some strong self-defense, such as 37 mm and 76 mm naval guns and a number of light ** are equipped. The reason why we still do not have the advantage of conventional maritime forces is that we know that the root cause of the unresolved South China Sea issue lies in the interference of Western external forces, especially the United States. If China and the Philippines are completely hostile, it will only add instability to Asia, and then the U.S. Indo-Pacific plan will be more easily implemented. It is still the old Western forces that are reaping the benefits. But Marcos** still hasn't seen through this at the moment, and is willing to be used as a gun by the United States, and in the end it is the ordinary people in the Philippines who suffer.