Conflict between China and the Philippines: Tensions at Renaijiao.
Recently, the controversy surrounding the "Second Thomas Shoal" has once again raised concerns. The Philippine "Manila Times" reported that on February 2, a Philippine maritime patrol ship successfully transported a supply vessel to Second Thomas Shoal and delivered fresh food and daily necessities to the beached shipwreck, and the Philippines described the "dispute" as a satisfactory response. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the Chinese coast guard did not intercept this supplementary operation, and the whole process was relatively smooth.
Compared with China's previous encirclement of Philippine supply ships, this time the Philippines claims that its supply is very smooth. When we reached the vicinity of Second Thomas Shoal, we saw Chinese cruisers, but did not make any interceptions. This raises the question of whether China and the Philippines have agreed on maritime issues and opted for a more lenient solution.
It is understood that in January this year, China and the Philippines signed a consultation mechanism on maritime issues in Shanghai and agreed to further strengthen relevant cooperation to resolve relevant issues and emergencies. As for this supplement, whether it has changed due to the maritime communication mechanism remains to be further studied. At the same time, for humanitarian reasons, the Chinese side also agreed to their request, but limited the type of their **.
On the issue of the Ren'ai Jiao dispute, China has always maintained that the Nansha Islands have its own territory, and said that in accordance with the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" signed between China and ASEAN, the relevant parties should make the "Ren'ai Jiao" an uninhabited island. The Philippine side's previous use of its tank landing ship "Beaching on Ren'ai Jiao Island" is a blatant violation of the above statement.
This time, the supply belongs to the category of daily necessities, but the Philippine side's actions still make China feel a little uneasy. Without China's official permission, if the Philippines takes actions that violate its sovereignty, it will cause very serious consequences. China has been closely following the Ren'ai Jiao incident, and if there is any violation of this regulation, we will definitely take strong action to retaliate.
Although China and the Philippines have reached some agreement through the maritime liaison mechanism, it remains to be done to properly manage the differences between the two countries and prevent the situation from further deteriorating.
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