When China's naval and air forces are already sufficient to control the southern seas, the Philippine Navy dares to send a warship to intrude into the waters near China's Scarborough Shoal in an attempt to infringe on China's sovereignty. This is an extremely dangerous and provocative act, and our coast guard promptly discovered and took effective countermeasures to drive it away. This incident reflects the ambition and courage of the Philippines on the South China Sea issue, and also shows China's determination and ability to safeguard the interests of the motherland.
According to a report by "Global Network", on the 10th, the Philippine Navy dispatched a gunboat to brazenly enter the waters near China's Scarborough Shoal, intending to forcibly break in. This is a serious violation of China's sovereignty and a challenge to China's coast guard. After discovering the Philippine Navy warship, China's coast guard immediately shouted to it and warned it to stop its operations on several occasions. But the Philippine Navy warships did not listen to dissuasion and continued to advance. Under these circumstances, China's coast guard ships resolutely took the necessary measures to drive them out of China's waters, including tracking and route control. The operation of China's coast guard vessels is very professional and standardized, and it is legitimate and legal, which reflects China's determination and ability to safeguard sovereignty.
After being expelled by China's coast guard, the Philippine Navy responded that its warships were carrying out maritime patrol missions and were not driven away by China's coast guard and deviated from their intended routes. This is an obvious bluff and a statement that ignores the facts. The Philippine Navy's statement is to show that its warships have achieved the set mission objectives and have not been affected by the coast guard. However, the fact is that the warships of the Philippine Navy were effectively stopped and driven away by our coast guard in the process of attempting to infringe on our sovereignty. This statement by the Philippine Navy is not only disrespectful to China's coast guard, but also a non-compliance with international law.
The author believes that the Philippine Navy's behavior this time is different from the previous situation in the Spratly Islands, including the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal.
Because in the past, we knew that whether it was Scarborough Shoal, Nansha Islands, or the waters near Ren'ai Jiao, it was the Philippine fishing boats or coast guard units that confronted or clashed with China, and there was almost no situation in which the warships of the Philippine Navy directly confronted China. This is because both sides understand that even if some contradictions and conflicts arise between fishing vessels and fishing units, the nature and impact of the incident are within an acceptable range and will not directly escalate into an act of war. However, if the navy is involved, the nature will change, and confrontations and conflicts caused by military activities are likely to lead to a misfire and escalate into a local war.
Strictly speaking, on the day of the 10th, this behavior of the Philippine Navy warship could have been dealt with by our country's naval warships. However, our country has maintained basic restraint and used our coast guard vessels to monitor and expel them.
Some friends may not care about this situation, because the gunboat of the Philippine Navy is also very old and very backward, compared with our coast guard patrol boats, it is also much worse. So it's more than enough for us to use the coast guard against the Philippine Navy's gunboat, and there's nothing wrong with that.
In this case, the author believes that on the surface, even if our coast guard ships rely on their own strength, they can indeed contain the actions of the Philippine warship. But if China and the Philippines are completely-for-tat, they may directly let the ** go. Let's imagine if such a thing happened to Russia or the Americans, who are also world powers, and they would still touch the coast guard or coast guard in the face of such a provocative voyage by a warship of another country's navyI think that's too unlikely. Therefore, it is still evident from this incident that China's long-term strategic intentions are based on the stability of the overall situation.
For the Philippines, the choice to send its own ** into China's Scarborough Shoal near such a time node to carry out the so-called patrol mission, the author believes that there are two main reasons:
We note that on the 10th, the United States and the Philippines were conducting joint exercises in the South China Sea, and the waters of the two countries were relatively close to Scarborough Shoal itself. The content of this exercise is also the coordination and cooperation between the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea. With the support of the Americans, the Philippine Navy will naturally be much bolder, and will send a gunboat to start a tentative voyage in the direction of China's Scarborough Shoal.