India and the Philippines are two countries far apart, but they have recently colluded frequently on the South China Sea issue, and there are even rumors that India will export a large number of missiles to the Philippines to support the Philippines' illegal actions in the South China Sea. Such a move is undoubtedly a serious provocation to China and a threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Since Marcos took office, the Philippines has been stepping up its occupation and development of China's islands and reefs, and even wants to deploy military facilities in the South China Sea to consolidate its illegal occupation. The Philippines has also continued to use various means to interfere with and obstruct China's normal activities in the South China Sea, such as switching to low-altitude airdrops to resupply the broken ship "Sierra Madre", which is illegally "beached" at Ren'ai Jiao, in an attempt to extend its existence. China strongly deplores and resolutely opposes these acts and reserves the right to take all necessary measures, as they have seriously violated the consensus reached between China and the Philippines and undermined peace and security in the South China Sea.
As an extra-regional country, India should maintain neutrality and restraint and not interfere in the affairs of the South China Sea, but it wants to collude with the Philippines and provide military support to it. It is reported that India will export the "BrahMos" supersonic cruise missile ground system to the Philippines in the near future, which is an advanced system independently developed by India, with high speed, high precision, and high penetration capabilities, and can strike at ground and sea targets. The reason why India wants to export this missile to the Philippines is nothing more than the following purposes:
First, in order to promote the "Indo-Pacific Strategy". India is an important ally of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region and a participant in the "Indo-Pacific strategy", India hopes to use the power of the United States to balance China's influence, and also wants to take a share of the South China Sea, an important sea area, so India does not hesitate to cooperate with the Philippines to put pressure on China and try to create incidents in the South China Sea.
Second, in order to export their own military products. India has always prided itself on being a military power, but in fact, India's military industry level is not high, many of them are imported from Russia, France, Israel and other countries, India's own military products are difficult to enter the international market, so India wants to take this opportunity to export its own missiles to the Philippines, in order to show its military strength, but also for its own military industry to open up new markets.
Third, in order to compete with China for geopolitical advantages. India and China have always been disputed on the border issue, India has unrealistic ambitions for China's southern Tibetan region, while China resolutely defends its territorial sovereignty, the two sides have had many frictions and conflicts in the border area, so India is hostile to China and wants to find opportunities to retaliate against China in other regions, so India chooses to join forces with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a sensitive area of China, in an attempt to weaken China's geographical advantages and create trouble for China.
Regardless of the purpose of India's missile export to the Philippines, it is a serious provocation to China and a threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea. China has always maintained that the South China Sea issue should be resolved through friendly consultations and negotiations among the countries directly concerned, and that countries outside the region should not interfere or meddle, let alone militarize and provoke in the South China Sea, otherwise they will only exacerbate contradictions, aggravate tensions and undermine peace and security in the South China Sea. China hopes that India and the Philippines will respect China's sovereignty and interests, refrain from doing anything that harms China's interests, and refrain from creating incidents in the South China Sea, otherwise they will bear the consequences.