Recently, there has been an uproar in the international arena over the incident in which the Philippines tried to send a ship to forcibly break into Second Thomas Shoal. The Philippine side was provocative before, but later reversed black and white, claiming that they were "dangerously intercepted" by the Chinese coast guard in the waters off Ren'ai Jiao, in an attempt to mislead the international community and tarnish China's image.
The purpose of the Philippines' repeated attempts to forcibly break into Second Thomas Shoal was to deliver building materials to the broken tank landing ship that had illegally run aground on the reef. They are trying to reinforce the broken ship, which has been corroded by the sea breeze for more than 20 years, and even plan to turn it into an "artificial island and reef" in an attempt to permanently and illegally occupy China's Ren'ai Jiao. However, the Chinese coast guard did not tolerate such behavior. Whenever the Philippines attempts to intrude into Second Thomas Shoal, the Chinese coast guard fleet takes all necessary actions to intercept it. In some cases, they have even used high-powered water cannons against Philippine ships.
Despite strong controls by the Chinese Coast Guard, the Philippines is unable to openly ship construction materials to Second Thomas Shoal. However, China must be wary of the Philippines' covert tactics of secretly transporting building materials to the reef in food and fresh water. Due to humanitarian considerations, China allowed some of the ships carrying food and fresh water to go to Second Thomas Shoal after being inspected. Otherwise, several Filipino Marines on Second Thomas Shoal would face life-threatening if they were starved of food and water. This is a clear violation of humanitarian principles.
The announcement of ** a month ago has attracted attention, showing that there has been a new change in the shipwreck of the Philippines stranded at Second Thomas Shoal, which makes the Chinese side feel that it must prepare for the worst.
According to the ** taken on October 30, 2023, three new buildings resembling small houses appeared on the Philippine tank breaking landing ship "Sierra Madre". Although it appears to be simple, built with simple plywood, plastic panels and other materials, and is not a permanent building, it shows that the Philippines still smuggled some building materials onto the wrecked ship at Ren'ai Jiao despite China's interception at every turn. If China is unprepared and transports improvised building materials today, it may be mixed with construction materials such as reinforced concrete and mixed into food carriers tomorrow, so targeted countermeasures are needed.
As for the three simple small houses on the wrecked ship, there was a lot of interest in their use. According to the footage revealed by the Philippine side, one of these houses is obviously equipped with an antenna, which may be used for communication or receiving satellite and network signals. According to the Philippine side's public inside, the house with antennas is likely to be a temporary command center.
The other two houses may have been used as kitchens and rest or temporary storage for Filipino garrisons. It is worth noting that the Philippine side recently provoked Ren'ai Jiao and erected a number of temporary buildings. Even high-ranking generals of the Philippine army have recently quietly infiltrated Ren'ai Jiao on a food transport ship that was released by the Chinese side, hyping up and filming **.
In response to the Philippine action, it is likely that the Chinese side has been fully prepared around Second Thomas Shoal. Satellite ** shows that the Chinese Navy's Type 052C missile destroyer, Type 052C missile destroyer, Type 022 missile boat and other warships, as well as the Type 072 tank landing ship with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons, have docked at Mischief Island, which is dozens of kilometers away from Ren'ai Jiao.
In particular, the Type 072 tank landing ship can transport 200 marines and about 10 amphibious combat tanks at a time. If we receive an order from our high-level leadership, we can directly transport the PLA amphibious joint heavy equipment unit to Ren'ai Jiao to solve the problem of the broken ship. As long as China takes concrete actions, it will be difficult for the few Philippine Marines illegally stationed at Second Thomas Shoal to resist it.
In the face of the complication of the situation in the South China Sea, although China has an absolute advantage in strength, it is not willing to further aggravate the situation and has always adhered to the principle of communication and dialogue to seek ways to resolve the issue. However, the Philippines may be relying on the support of the United States and the West to continue to create tensions in the South China Sea. This kind of behavior may just be a unilateral attempt by the United States and Western countries to cause the Philippines to create unrest in the South China Sea for their own interests, and then take the opportunity to strengthen its military presence and contain China.
The Philippines should be soberly aware that the United States and Western countries claim to support them, but in fact they are only motivated by personal interests. These countries hope that the Philippines will create the South China Sea issue as an excuse to strengthen its military presence and achieve the goal of containing China. This is precisely the greatest intention of the United States and the West and other countries outside the South China Sea.
If the Philippines continues to act on its own, become a pawn of the United States and the West to contain China, and continue to provoke China on islands and reefs in the South China Sea, it may trigger the opportunity for direct action by China. At that time, whether it is Ren'ai Jiao or Thitu Island, which has the function of an airport, China's powerful People's Liberation Army may be able to recover. The United States and Western countries may only be able to watch from the sidelines, and it may be the Philippines that will be hurt in the end.
It is hoped that the Philippines will have a clear understanding of the situation and understand that China is not lacking in strong means to solve the problem, but has been committed to maintaining regional peace and stability through peaceful dialogue. However, if any stubborn forces choose not to heed the advice, they must think ahead about the possible consequences of provoking China. 100 help plan