From the game between China and the United States, why is it so difficult for the Philippines to turn?
Following last year's Ren'ai Jiao incident between the Philippines and our country. In the last few days, the Philippines has been plagued again. But this time it's not with us, it's within themselves. Today's Philippines **Max and the former** are at odds with each other, Duterte said that he wants to take the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines to independence, while Max-for-tat said that he wants to defend the territorial integrity of the country. You must know that the Philippines has a total land area of less than 300,000 square kilometers, and it is composed of three parts in total, Luzon in the north, Visayas in the center, and Mindanao in the south! Although Luzon is home to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, it concentrates more than half of the country's population and economy. But the second largest city in the Philippines is in Cebu just in the central Visayas, and the third largest city in Davao is in the southern Mindanao region. And the former Duterte belongs to the powerful faction in Mindanao. Duterte's move has caused quite a stir in the Philippines! This also shows how difficult it is for China and the United States to turn around under the great power game between China and the United States. Why? Let's move on.
We all know that since 2018, when the United States launched a war against us, the all-out game between China and the United States has entered a deep water area. In terms of geopolitical games, the main agitation factor before and after China's neighborhood, especially East Asia and Southeast Asia, has become the main area of the game between China and the United States, so the South China Sea issue between China and Southeast Asian countries and the East China Sea issue between China and Japan are the main agitation factors before and after. At present, in the direction of the South China Sea, Vietnam has basically completely turned around in 2023, and Vietnam has put the development of relations with China as the top priority in its foreign relations. At present, in the direction of Southeast Asia, the only country that is still swaying from side to side is the Philippines!
Why is the Philippines swaying from side to side? Before Aquino, the Philippines was largely on the side of the United States at the instigation of the United States. Later, Duterte came to power and actively developed economic and trade relations with China under the policy of maintaining political neutrality. As a result, China-Philippines relations have warmed up rapidly, and US-Philippine relations have cooled rapidly. Then, after the new ** Max took office, after a short period of wandering, he turned to the United States in the past year. The Philippines' tilt toward our country or toward the United States is not an absolute reversal. In the past 10 years, the Philippines has been in a hesitant phase between China and the United States!
Why does the Philippines have such an attitude? To put it bluntly, it still depends on the comprehensive strength comparison between China and the United States. At present, China is increasingly occupying a dominant position in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia's foreign policy has turned to us. However, because the Philippines is located at the junction of the offshore sea and the ocean, and not far from the north, Taiwan and Japan are located. The special geographical position of the Philippines determines that at the moment of the Sino-US game, the Philippines still has a lot of use value for the United States. The United States will certainly not give up easily in the short term! And what we need to do is to continue to improve our comprehensive strength and bravely climb the technology tree. We need to complete high-quality industrial upgrading as soon as possible, and then actively carry out pragmatic cooperation in foreign relations! Unite our friends a lot. In this way, the United States will have nothing to do!