It is extremely dangerous to get involved in the game of great powers, and if you are not careful, you will "never recover", but some countries "do not believe in evil" and "do not hit the southern wall and do not look back". According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on December 21, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Philippine Foreign Minister Manaro on Wednesday. First, Wang Yi said that "China-Philippines relations are at a crossroads", "where to go", "the Philippine side must act prudently"; Second, Wang Yi said that if the Philippine side insists on going its own way and colludes with external forces to continue to cause trouble, "China will resolutely respond." Wang Yi: China-Philippines relations are at a crossroads
The reason why Foreign Minister Wang Yi made such cruel remarks to the Philippine foreign minister is very simple: just recently, the maritime friction between China and the Philippines has continued to intensify, and the ships of the two countries have "repeatedly confronted" and even collided in the waters near Huangyan Dao and Ren'ai Jiao. It was against this background that Foreign Minister Wang Yi "smacked" the Philippines on the occasion of the "requested" call.
To put it bluntly, he hopes that the Philippine side will "pull back from the precipice" and "not go in the wrong direction". As we all know, China and the Philippines do not have a "deep hatred", China is also willing to "discuss and deal with existing disputes", and China's strength far exceeds that of the Philippines, as a "quasi-superpower", it should be said that it is very sincere to communicate and negotiate with the Philippines in this posture.
In fact, everyone knows the reason, it is nothing more than the Philippines "There is someone behind it". According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on December 11, the United States issued a statement threatening that the "U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" applies to the South China Sea against the backdrop of friction between China and the Philippines for two consecutive days and renewed tensions in the South China Sea. With the endorsement of the United States, it is no wonder that Manila is "emboldened", and the signal sent by Washington could not be clearer - although to provoke China, if necessary, the United States will personally take the action, and the superpower will "cover you" - it is not surprising that the situation in the South China Sea continues to be tense.
It should be pointed out that just some time ago, Sino-US relations have shown signs of "bottoming out and stabilizing", the two sides said that "there is no plan to surpass or replace the United States", and Biden also stressed that he "does not support" and does not seek decoupling from China, so Sino-US relations should be "stable" even if they cannot be "resurrected with full blood" and "quickly". The United States is the "boss" of the Philippines, and it stands to reason that the boss has negotiated, and the Philippines should not make trouble with China, but this happened anyway, why is this?
On the one hand, there are indeed signs of "stabilization" in Sino-US relations, but this is mainly manifested in the "Taiwan issue," and the greatest consensus between China and the United States at present lies in this, for the simple reason that the Taiwan issue is the "core of China's core interests" and the "foundation in the political foundation" of Sino-US relations. When the two countries reach a consensus on this issue, Sino-US relations will naturally "stabilize." At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is stable, and a Sino-US showdown has not occurred.
On the other hand, those who are familiar with ** know that "stopping the fall and stabilizing" requires a process, and there are often two trends after "inertia" and "sideways", either breaking through upwards or continuing downward. After all, without the support of the United States, the Philippines would not dare to "single-hand" China, so what is the purpose of the United States' "provocation" in supporting the Philippines? To put it bluntly, it is still "pressure", if the Taiwan Strait issue is "high pressure", then the Sino-Philippine issue is "low pressure", and the United States still wants to blackmail, but it is unwilling to tear its face.
In this regard, we must be vigilant, but we don't need to worry too much, the reason is very simple, the Philippines is too weak, no matter how noisy it is, it can't turn over the five finger mountains of the Buddha. Although the United States emphasizes that the "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" applies to the South China Sea, it will not really have a direct conflict with China for the sake of the Philippines. Therefore, China patiently persuades the Philippines to "recognize the situation" instead of resorting to force, and still sees through the bottom line of the United States.