In the confrontation between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, India has intervened in a horizontal lever, India has made a unilateral "ruling" on China's territory, and at the same time, its warships have sailed into Manila to conduct joint Xi exercises with the Philippines, leaving China with no way to escape,** and repeatedly reiterating that the western part of the western border between China and India has always been China's territory.
As we all know, the recent clashes between China and the Philippines near China's Huangyan Dao and Ren'ai Jiao have attracted widespread attention from society, and some Western powers represented by the United States have also seized this opportunity to condemn China for no reason and said that they want to "support" the Philippines.
However, at this time, India jumped out to join in the "fun", not only using the Sino-Indian border incident to provoke China, but also giving the Philippines a "platform" on the South China Sea issue.
On December 11, at the request of some members of the Indian Cabinet, the Indian High Court agreed to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution and called on India** to re-establish a "state" in Jammu and Kashmir as soon as possible. At the same time, the judgment affirmed that the Central Administrative Region of Ladakh, which India established in 2018, is a law and regulation.
China** is very firm about this "ruling" of India, that is, it will not accept or recognize it. At a press conference held on the 13th, China's spokesman made it clear that China has never recognized the central administrative region of Ladakh unilaterally established by India in an illegal manner, and the fact that the western border between China and India has always been Chinese territory, and India's internal judgment on this has no impact.
India's unilateral "ruling" on China's territory is an absurd act that Modi has done many times before. Some analysts pointed out that the most direct reason why India made such a decision is that India is about to usher in a new round of elections, Modi wants to win a second election, and Modi's victory is largely due to his breakthrough in hierarchy and "identity". With this "identity", India has been tightening its grip on its "semi-controlled" areas, such as Kashmir, in recent years.
However, India's targeting of China is itself a deliberate act, after all, the center of Ladakh has long belonged to China. In recent years, a series of small-scale frictions have erupted between China and India in the relevant regions, and the conflict on the border of the Galwan Valley has evolved from a local conflict to a local conflict. And now, India has come here**, and it is clear that India has not learned the lesson of the last time.
It should be said that while provoking incidents on the Sino-Indian border, taking advantage of the opportunity of continuous friction between China and the Philippines on the South China Sea issue, it seems that Modi has also given Modi an opportunity to strike at China, so he stretched out his hand to the South China Sea, and just after India's high court made a unilateral "ruling" on Chinese territory, India's "Kadmat" type anti-submarine ships arrived in Manila on the 12th and began a two-day "goodwill visit" to the Philippines. India and the Philippines also conducted a "maritime cooperation Xi" in the South China Sea.
Regarding the "maritime exercise" between India and the Philippines, India and the Philippines declared that the "Indo-Pacific" region is very important to India, the Philippines is located in the "heartland" of the region, and the two countries have "the same interest" in maintaining regional peace and stability. India will engage in more military cooperation with the Philippines in the maritime and maritime fields, and will also help"Friends of the Philippines"to ensure that all its activities in the maritime field are carried out in accordance with international law.
Obviously, India's remarks are similar to those often said by the United States. Their intention is obvious, that is, to cater to Biden's "Indo-Pacific strategy", curry favor with the United States and Western countries, and then use the Philippines to do things in the South China Sea, on the one hand, to distract China's attention, and on the other hand, to enhance their own and China's strength.
In this case, China has no room for retreat, and there is no way back for retreat.