China News Service reported that Chinese passengers were involved in a collision with a ship in Philippine waters on January 31. A motorboat collided with a medium-sized yacht in a body of water in Batangas province, killing two Filipino sailors and injuring four Chinese passengers. After the Philippine Embassy confirmed the situation, the Chinese strongly requested the Philippine police to strengthen the personal safety protection of Chinese citizens, and the health of the four Chinese citizens was guaranteed.
Why are there Chinese boats in Batangas Province?
The reason is simple, that is, Chinese go to Batangas Province for sightseeing. Currently, a significant number of Chinese travel to the Philippines. Statistics point out that in 2023 alone, there will be 5.45 million tourists to the Philippines and 260,000 Chinese, which shows that the Philippines has become a hot spot for Chinese overseas travel.
China and the Philippines have close tourism, economic and trade ties, and the arrival of Chinese tourists has created huge financial revenues for the Philippines. China has become the largest partner of the Philippines, the largest importer, and the third largest partner in the world. Chinese companies' investment in infrastructure in the Philippines has also provided many job opportunities. However, the Philippines has repeatedly challenged China on the South China Sea issue.
The Philippines sent ships into Second Thomas Shoal and Scarborough Shoal in August in an attempt to cooperate with the United States, Japan, and Vietnam to deal with disputes in the South China Sea. This move has not only cast a shadow over the cooperation between China and the Philippines, but also affected the security and stability of the South China Sea. The South China Sea dispute accounts for only a small part of the dispute between China and the Philippines, and the two sides have broad room for cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges, and should make positive contributions to maintaining and expanding cooperation in these areas, and carry out dialogue and consultation on the South China Sea issue.
Former Philippine Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly asked the Marcos administration to negotiate with China on the South China Sea dispute so as not to become a victim of power struggle. Such a legitimate voice should dominate in the Philippines. However, Marcos's ** turned a deaf ear to this, and instead put on an "anti-China" posture, one of the purposes of which was to unfreeze his billions of wealth. Although China has shown good intentions, there is a limit to our patience, and the Philippines should take careful measures to prevent conflict with China.
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