2023 for:South China SeaIt has been a difficult yearPhilippines**After Marcos Jr. made it clear that he would lean toward the United States and become the precursor of the United States' anti-China strategy, the Philippines acted quickly and accelerated the pace of provocation against China's sovereignty. However, ChinaCoast GuardThe resolute countermeasures have repeatedly kicked the Philippine side to the "iron plate". In particular, on December 9 and 10, the Philippines reached its peak of provocations, sending several official vessels to force their way into Scarborough ShoalSecond Thomas Reefseas, subject to ChinaCoast GuardWater cannon "Hospitality". One of them is the PhilippinesCoast GuardThe antenna of the ship's communications equipment was blown out by a water cannon and was forced to return to the Philippine mainland;The engine of another vessel that attempted to illegally transport construction supplies was also damaged by a water cannon and ended up in the PhilippinesCoast GuardThe boat was towed back to Palawan. China's strong counterattack has caused the Philippines to rein in some of its actions. In fact, back in September of this year,China Coast Guard vesselAfter the use of water cannons on Philippine ships, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Romeo Brauner, made a big statement, saying that if China used water cannons against Philippine ships again, it would be considered an act of war, and claimed that the Philippine Navy would provide escort for these ships. However, after the water cannon "reception" on the 9th and 10th, Jonathan Malaya, a spokesman for the Philippine *** committee, told ** on the 11th that ChinaCoast GuardThe use of water cannons is not an act of war, and the PhilippinesCoast GuardThe boat was also equipped with water cannons, which were simply not used for the sake of maintaining the "moral high ground". This argument is ridiculous, PhilippinesCoast GuardIn the past, there was lax discipline and frequent evil behaviors, which have never had anything to do with the word "morality". Have they forgotten the incident of chasing and shooting Taiwanese fishing boats in the waters south of Taiwan 10 years ago?Only then did I think of the "moral high ground"?The reason why they dare not be against ChinaCoast GuardThe only reason we use water cannons is because our strength is overwhelming them, and if they use force, there is no hope of victory. The only hope the Philippines has is to rally more countries to support them. Over the past week, the Philippines and the West have been inciting usCoast GuardIn the case of the use of water cannons, the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India** all verbally supported the Philippines. Some Philippine think tanks have been hoping that the United States will send a ship to escort Philippine ships entering Chinese waters, but the United States has not agreed. These Filipino think tanks cannot answer the question: What reason does the United States have to put the lives of American soldiers at risk for your sake?Are you Jews?Do you own giant oil fields?
Alberto Carlos, commander of the Philippine Western Command in Palawan, said in an interview that the Philippine military does not believe China will use military against Philippine ships** to avoid triggering a U.S. response under the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. However, China is expected to continue to use water cannons and even ram Philippine ships to expel them, and he said the Philippines "will not allow" Chinese people to board Philippine ships. This kind of rhetoric is full of suspicion and suspicion, and China is not anti-smuggling or anti-illegal fishing, so why should we interfere with the PhilippinesCoast GuardBoat?However, we will make sure that our water cannons work when needed. As for the issue of ship collisions, in fact, there have been several incidents in the South China SeaCoast GuardThe collision between the ship and the Philippine ship was all caused by the Philippine ship "touching porcelain" and deliberately blocking our sideCoast GuardThe ship is on the path of advancement. We have long presented the scene ** and ** as evidence. In fact, Carlos also admitted that the Philippines does not have a very good way to deal with it, but said that the Philippine side is brainstorming, conducting war simulations, and preparing for any unexpected events that may occur.
The Philippine Congress passed a bill on December 12 to allocate 100 million pesos, or about $1.79 million, to be prepared inSecond Thomas Reefto build a permanent building, right next to the wrecked ship that sits on the beach. It is expected that in 2024, aroundSecond Thomas ReefDisputes over maritime areas will become more intense. China will never allow a single Philippine ship to come closeSecond Thomas Reef。We'll see if the Philippines can be thereSecond Thomas Reefto build this permanent building.