If the Philippine side misjudges the situation, insists on going its own way, or even colludes with foreign forces with ill intentions to continue to cause chaos, China will resolutely respond.This is the opening sentence of the latest publication of "Provocations in the South China Sea Ignoring China's Goodwill and Restraint Are Extremely Dangerous", which conveys that China's frequent provocations against the Philippines have reached the point where it can no longer bear it.
As everyone knows, since 12 years, with the "commitment" and support of the United States, the Philippines has continued to provoke China at Ren'ai Jiao and Huangyan Dao, and after forcibly invading Ren'ai Jiao to transport construction materials for a broken ship and being intercepted by the Chinese side, it has even carried out dangerous operations on the Chinese coast guard ship enforcing the law at the scene, ramming the Chinese ship in reverse driving, and eventually causing the two ships to collide.
In previous articles, I have said that the Philippines' provocations in the South China Sea are, on the one hand, because of the support and commitments made by the United States and other countries outside the region, and on the other hand, through provocations, it is to test China's bottom line in the South China Sea, and take the opportunity to provoke China, while creating the image of the Philippines as a weak person in the international community, and at the same time labeling China as "bullying the small with the big", and undermining China's image in the international community.
With regard to the collusion and provocation of the Philippines and other countries in the region, China has exercised maximum restraint and tolerance in response to the Philippine provocations in line with its original intention of maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, even though the strength of the PLA is no longer what it used to be, and no country can be allowed to challenge China's authority in the South China Sea.
However, restraint and forbearance are by no means afraid of war, while China is engaged in a courteous, courteous, reasonable and lawful struggle in the South China Sea, the Ministry of National Defense and other countries have responded positively to this.
The article points out that the situation in the South China Sea continues to heat up and tension, and the responsibility lies entirely with the Philippines' continuous infringement and provocation in the waters of Ren'ai Jiao of China's Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, and the continuous use of disinformation to smear China. As an extra-regional country that has nothing to do with the South China Sea, the United States has not only instigated and cooperated with the Philippines in provoking China, but also reversed black and white, saying that China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea are illegal.
The collusion between the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea, ignoring China's goodwill and restraint, and repeatedly provoking China's principles and bottom line is extremely dangerous and has caused serious harm to peace and stability in the South China Sea and the prosperity and development of Asia-Pacific countries.
The article stresses that China's indisputable sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao, including Ren'ai Jiao, and its adjacent waters is a basic fact that has been formed and established in the course of a long period of history, and is of course in line with international law, including the UN Charter.
The Philippine side promised to tow away the landing ship "Sierra Madre," which has been "beached" at Ren'ai Jiao for 24 years, but the Philippine side has not fulfilled its promise for a long time. Not only that, shortly after Marcos' visit to China at the beginning of the year, the Philippine side reneged on its promise and continuously sent official vessels and fishing boats to forcibly enter the waters of Ren'ai Jiao in an attempt to transport large-scale construction materials to the landing ship "Sierra Madre", which has been exposed to the natural conditions of the South China Sea for a long time, so that the broken ship could continue to stay at Ren'ai Jiao, so as to realize the permanent occupation of Ren'ai Jiao by the Philippine side.
The article points out that the Philippines' renegade on its commitments has seriously violated China's sovereignty, international law and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. The fundamental reason for the rapid deterioration in China-Philippines relations and the tension in the South China Sea lies in the fact that the Philippines is trying to change the status quo at Ren'ai Jiao and creating a foregone conclusion that the Philippines will occupy Ren'ai Jiao, and at the same time, the Philippines is trying to enlist the United States and other foreign forces to put pressure on China, which has further aggravated tensions in the South China Sea.
However, no matter how much the Philippines tries to "exert its strength" at Second Thomas Shoal, it will not change the fact that Second Thomas Shoal is an inalienable part of China's territory.
In fact, the reason why the Philippines dares to make a hard bar with China in the South China Sea is still relying on the United States. For a long time, the United States has not only instigated and supported the Philippines in repairing and reinforcing the "beached" at Ren'ai Jiao, but also often dispatched warships and aircraft to cooperate with Philippine actions, and repeatedly criticized China after the Philippine provocations were dealt with by China on the spot, and threatened China with the implementation of the "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" at every turn.
However, the US side has probably forgotten that it is neither 1996 nor 2016, and although the overall strength of China and the United States has not completely reversed, the offensive and defensive postures of China and the United States in the Western Pacific region have unwittingly reversed.
At a time when new-tech equipment such as domestically produced aircraft carriers, 10,000-ton drives, and stealth fighters are being put into service one after another, the PLA has long had the strength to go head-to-head with the US military in the Yellow, East and South China Seas and not fall behind.
The U.S. commitment to the Philippines not only completely reneges on its commitment to not take a position on the South China Sea issue, but also brazenly supports and emboldens the Philippines' violation of China's territorial sovereignty and encourages confrontation between China and the Philippines, which seriously violates the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and seriously undermines peace and stability in the South China Sea.
This is not the first time that the United States has used the hands of the Philippines to muddy the South China Sea, the most recent of which was the "South China Sea Arbitration" in 2016.
Obviously, this kind of rogue coercion cannot make China give in, and China has indisputable sovereignty over Ren'ai Jiao and other islands in the South China Sea, and the "arbitration" unilaterally initiated by the United States and the Philippines is illegal and a "crime" of encroaching on China's territory. In this regard, the main forces of the three major fleets of the People's Liberation Army gathered in the South China Sea, and finally forced the US military to withdraw from the South China Sea in the confrontation between China and the United States in the South China Sea.
At present, the United States 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 in the South China Sea, repeatedly sending wrong signals to the Philippines with so-called "security commitments".
The article concludes by stressing that the collusion between the United States and the Philippines to disrupt the South China Sea is contrary to the trend of the times and is not in the interests of the United States and the Philippines, nor is it in the overall interests of regional countries. The ultimate way out of the dispute between China and the Philippines is not armed confrontation, but dialogue and consultation.
China is committed to resolving disputes in the South China Sea through dialogue and consultation with ASEAN countries, including the Philippines, and jointly maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. However, China will never accept any threats, coercion or accusations of unwarranted attacks. If the Philippine side misjudges the situation, insists on going its own way, or even colludes with foreign forces with ill intentions to continue to cause chaos, China will resolutely respond.
If the content of the article says every word about the crux of the South China Sea issue, then the most noteworthy thing is the title of the article: Provocative acts in the South China Sea that ignore China's goodwill and restraint are extremely dangerous.
The Chinese side has said this and given the Philippines enough steps and goodwill, but at the same time, it has also shown that China's frequent provocations against the Philippines can indeed no longer be tolerated.
As for how to do it, I personally think that it may not be a simple water cannon to drive away, nor is it a warning interception of coast guard ships, but will directly dispatch **, fighters, haven't we already deployed 4 ** near Mischief Reef, including 052D missile destroyers.
Of course, before the situation deteriorates to the point of using force, the most likely countermeasure by China in the South China Sea is to directly take action against the Sierra Madre stranded near Ren'ai Jiao, such as towing it away.
Therefore, the most effective and direct way to resolve the dispute is to directly send a tugboat to tow it away in accordance with the China Coast Guard Order No. 1, which directly cuts off the Philippine excuse for occupying Ren'ai Jiao.
It is worth mentioning that the Philippines has nothing to say about towing away the wrecked ship, after all, the Philippines has promised to tow away the wrecked ship, and China has the right to deal with the wrecked ship on its own territory.
In short, at the end of the year, this article of the people's ** "bell" is equivalent to China's last warning to the Philippines, and also sends a signal that China will not blindly restrain and tolerate in the South China Sea.