It is indeed a bit unbelievable that the situation in the South China Sea has become turbulent because of the turmoil in the Philippines。The South China Sea is generally calm, but there are some waves, and the main instigator is the surprising Philippines. The Philippines, a small country in the South China Sea, had a good relationship with China during the Duterte era and has used China to obtain good development opportunities. However, after Marcos Jr. came to power, he began to choose a strategy of getting close to the United States, and constantly cooperated with the United States to cause trouble in the South China Sea, which led to tensions in the South China Sea. As a small country, the Philippines should have made good use of the peaceful environment to seek development, but it took the initiative to act as a pawn, a pawn and cannon fodder.
Philippine vessels illegally intruded into the waters near China's Scarborough Shoal, and Chinese coast guard ships decisively "opened fire" and used water cannons to control them。Xinhua News Agency reported that on December 9, three Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources official vessels ignored repeated warnings from Chinese coast guard vessels and forcibly intruded into the waters near China's Scarborough Shoal. In order to safeguard sovereignty and security, the Chinese Coast Guard has taken control measures against Philippine vessels and has brought the situation under control. The Philippines later recounted what happened at that time, and there was a sense of grievance. The Philippine side claimed that the Chinese coast guard ship was 14 to 1At 9 nautical miles, a forceful measure was suddenly taken to "fire" directly at the Philippine ships.
The Philippine side complained that the Chinese coast guard ship used water cannons to attack, which directly caused serious damage to the communication and navigation equipment of the Philippine fishery administration ship Datu Tamblot, which directly affected the safe navigation of Philippine vessels. The use of water cannons by Philippine coast guard vessels to control Philippine vessels claims that such practices are dangerous and have caused damage to Philippine vessels. In fact, the Chinese Coast Guard has exercised maximum restraint in safeguarding its sovereignty and rights at Scarborough Shoal, repeatedly warning Philippine vessels that violate the law, and urging the Philippines not to touch China's red lines.
However, the Philippines does not understand China's goodwill and insists on going its own way. It can be said that it is very normal for Chinese coast guard ships to take control measures and use water cannons to drive them away. The Philippines is not in a position to make irresponsible remarks about China's normal efforts to safeguard its rights and interests. The Philippine ship provoked trouble first, and the Chinese coast guard ship took measures to protect its rights and interests, and the Philippines has no reason to criticize the normal behavior of the Chinese coast guard ship. The Philippines has also complained that Chinese fishing vessels have used long-range directional acoustic wave dispersion devices on Philippine fishery administration vessels, resulting in temporary severe discomfort and incapacitation of Filipino crews.
After the Chinese coast guard ship "opened fire" at Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine ship began to move to Ren'ai Jiao to stir up trouble and directly rammed the Chinese coast guard ship。It is clear that the Philippine provocation at Scarborough Shoal has failed, and its plot has not succeeded, but has suffered. The Scarborough Shoal provocation failed, but the Philippines still did not give up and did not learn a lesson, but instead provoked trouble at China's Ren'ai Jiao. According to Xinhua News Agency, on December 10, two Philippine coast guard ships, one official ship and one supply ship attempted to illegally "beach" and transport construction materials to Ren'ai Jiao. In the face of the Philippines' provocative moves, China has taken decisive measures to respond. Chinese coast guard vessels directly control Philippine vessels.
According to reports, when the Chinese coast guard ship took control measures against the Philippine vessel, the Philippines** actually ran directly into the Chinese coast guard ship. According to the official report of the China Coast Guard, the Philippine vessel took a dangerous approach to ramming the Chinese coast guard vessel after China adopted control measures. According to the situation announced by the China Coast Guard, at 06:39, the Philippine "Yunaza May" No. 1 boat ignored my repeated solemn warnings, violated the "International Rules for Avoiding Collisions at Sea", made a sudden turn in an unprofessional and dangerous manner, and deliberately rammed the Coast Guard 21556 boat that was on normal law enforcement navigation of China, resulting in a scrape. Judging from the briefings, the responsibility for this collision lies entirely with the Philippine side.
For two consecutive days, the Philippines has stirred up trouble at Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao, and both have created a dangerous situation, and the intensity of provocations is intensifying。The Philippines has made provocative moves for two consecutive days, and has carried out provocations at Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal, which is also relatively rare. This situation also shows that the Philippines, instigated by foreign forces, has significantly stepped up its provocations in the South China Sea. The Philippines just wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the support of the United States and other foreign forces to create some big moves in the South China Sea, and then attract external support, so as to realize its illegal interests in the South China Sea. The Philippines' continuous provocations and increasing intensity have indeed brought great trouble to peace in the South China Sea.
At the critical moment, China showed its cards and clarified clear views in six aspects。In the face of the Philippines' continuous troubles and continuous undermining of peace and stability in the South China Sea, China has begun to show its cards and made clear six clear views. First, China has indisputable sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao, including Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands and Nansha Islands, and its adjacent waters, as well as sovereign rights and jurisdiction over relevant waters in the South China Sea. Second, the so-called South China Sea arbitration is a serious violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and general international law, and is illegal. Third, China's deployment of defense facilities and scientific research activities on its islands in the South China Sea, as well as patrolling by coast guard vessels, are all carried out in accordance with the law, and no country has any reason to raise objections.
Fourth, Ren'ai Jiao is part of China's Nansha Islands, and the Philippines is completely illegal and should be towed away immediately. Fifth, China's fishing moratorium in the South China Sea is a normal measure to protect marine living resources in waters under China's jurisdiction, and the Philippines and other countries are not in a position to blame. Sixth, the Philippines has recently frequently and illegally landed on China's drone islands and reefs, and dispatched ** to carry out provocations at Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao, which seriously violated the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. By showing these six clear views, China is actually telling the Philippines that China has done its duty to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.
China has made it clear that if it continues to provoke, it will swallow the bitter consequences。China's control measures at Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal, and China's six clear points of view, are actually telling the Philippines that China has done everything it can, and if the Philippines does not understand China's goodwill, then it can only ask for trouble. Self-swallowing will be the result that the Philippines will face, because China just did not make a move, and the consequences of doing so will be difficult for the Philippines to bear. China has always maintained peace and stability in the South China Sea, and the whole world can clearly see that at present, ASEAN countries and all countries in the South China Sea region are on China's side, and it is unwise for the Philippines to provoke.