The people published a "bell" article warning the Philippines of its provocative actions in the South China Sea. The article points out that the Philippines has repeatedly broken its commitments and colluded with external forces to undermine stability in the South China Sea. Since 2008, the People** has published "Bell" articles for 16 consecutive years, reflecting China's position and attitude. In addition, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi specifically warned the Philippines to choose its position carefully, stressing that China will not abandon dialogue.
However, China stressed that dialogue is not an abandonment of principles, but a chance to give the Philippines a chance to stop provocations. At the same time, the PLA carried out high-level personnel transfers, promoting the ranks and positions of two officers. This shows China's high level of concern about the South China Sea issue and indicates that it will take action to safeguard its national interests.
Hu Zhongming, commander of the Navy, has been in the military for 44 years for a long time, and has served as chief of staff of the Navy, deputy commander of the Northern Theater and commander of the Navy of the Theater. In addition, he also completed a series of trainings, such as the full training of conventional submarine captains, the qualified training of destroyer captains, and the full subjects of a new type of submarine captain. Hu Zhongming has participated in many major exercises and exercises of the Chinese Navy and has accumulated rich experience in maritime operations.
This time, he made his first public appearance as the commander of the Navy, which represents the supreme commander of the Chinese Navy. Against the backdrop of tensions between China and the Philippines, China decided to appoint Hu Zhongming as commander of the Navy.
On the one hand, this move shows that the PLA has been improving its naval strength and putting experienced candidates in key positions to enhance its actual combat readiness and prepare for maritime operationsOn the other hand, it is also to demonstrate to the outside world the PLA's determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territory, and to warn those external forces with bad intentions not to act rashly. After all, in the event of a conflict at sea, the PLA will fight with the determination to win.
Not long ago, after China completed its redeployment, the Philippines publicly denied that it had provoked a conflict in the South China Sea. In this regard, Chinese spokesperson Mao Ning once again stressed that China will resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and at the same time hopes that the Philippines can make a rational choice to bring China-Philippines relations back on the right track.
As Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, China and the Philippines have reached a crossroads, and if the differences between the two sides are not controlled in a timely manner, China-Philippines relations will fall into a low ebb, and the consequences will be unbearable for the Philippines.