The Philippines is still active in the South China Sea, and the Philippines went to the Chinese Aijiao Island to provide supplies for the "Beach", but the Philippines said that the activity was not obstructed by the Chinese side.
A Russian satellite news agency quoted the Philippines as saying that when the Philippines carried out a supply mission at Ren'ai Jiao on 2 February, the Chinese ship did not stop them. According to the report, the Philippines has sent two ships, "Kabra" and "Sindangan", to resupply the "beached" and "Sierra Madre" on Ren'ai Jiao. The Philippine side said that during the transit, there was little resistance from the Chinese side. The report said the two fishing boats met a Chinese cruiser when they reached a shoal near the South China Sea, but there was no violent clash between the two fishing boats. In response to this, a foreign media outlet that studies the situation in the South China Sea said that this time the Philippines transported supplies in a completely different way than in the past, and China did not take any measures to stop it. He speculated that the reason for this situation is likely to be related to the "agreement" between China and the Philippines.
Since January 21, a small Philippine fighter plane bypassed the Chinese Coast Guard and dropped supplies on the beached Ren'ai Jiao. On January 28 this year, the Philippines again entered the waters of Scarborough Shoal to conduct military operations. The frequent moves of the Philippines are undoubtedly a challenge.
China has always been very firm in this regard, not only issued a strong warning to the Philippines, but also China's maritime patrol ships rushed to the scene of the incident to deal with the incident as soon as possible, so as to defend China's territory and maritime rights. But China did not stop the Philippine military exercise on February 2, so what happened? This is reminiscent of earlier consultations between China and the Philippines on the South China Sea in Shanghai, China. During the talks, China and the United States discussed their differences over the South China Sea issue, and conducted in-depth discussions on cooperation between the two countries, as well as bilateral cooperation.
On this point, some people may wonder if China has "given up"? Or a "compromise" with the Philippines on the South China Sea issue? Actually, this is not very likely. China has repeatedly put forward its own claims on the South China Sea issue, and China's vast territory is difficult to follow. Moreover, the South China Sea is a matter of China's foundation and even the survival of China as a whole, so how can we give up so easily.
In addition, an important part of the China-Philippines South China Sea talks is that both sides believe that "the South China Sea dispute is not the only content of bilateral relations", so there is no need for the two countries to continue to "stalemate". In the eyes of the Philippines, all he has done is to "get a piece of the pie" from the South China Sea. As for China, if the Philippines doesn't make any unusual moves, we don't need to worry too much.
Earlier, China announced that it had agreed to allow the Philippines to ship daily necessities to Ren'ai Jiao in the Zatan archipelago for humanitarian reasons. The meaning of the Chinese side is very clear, this ship is already in tatters, it will be dismantled at any time, if the Philippine side cannot repair it, then one day it will be torn apart, all China needs is the Philippine side to stop transporting engineering materials to this ship, once this ship disappears, the Filipinos will not find an excuse to continue to stay here, everyone understands this truth.
In any case, the Philippines will not rest on its laurels, and there is no need for China to "face a great enemy", after all, the power gap between the two countries is too great, and the situation in the South China Sea is the most important.