At the beginning of next year, the newly appointed Marcos** led a major visit to China, and he was the first Chinese leader to be visited. In order to welcome the arrival of Marcos Jr., China** has given great support. China and the Philippines have carried out extensive exchanges and cooperation in the fields of energy, infrastructure, agriculture, security, science and technology, national defense, economy and trade, and investment, and signed 14 bilateral agreements. However, just when we hope that a new page will be opened in the relationship between China and the United States, the Philippines not only does not appreciate it, but frequently attacks China in the South China Sea.
Since April next year, the Philippines has been making small moves on the South China Sea issue. The Philippines has repeatedly violated China's Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao, and illegally "beached" construction materials on Ren'ai Jiao in an attempt to achieve permanent possession. At the end of last year, the Philippine minister held talks with China and expressed his willingness to strengthen dialogue with the Chinese side to ease tensions. However, the Philippine side has not changed its mind. Recently, the Philippines has put supplies on the "beach" and sent personnel to illegally enter the Scarborough Shoal reef. Now, the Philippines is harassing Scarborough Shoal on New Year's Eve, what is the Philippines going to do?
From an economic point of view, the extreme attitude taken by the Philippines towards the South China Sea is absurd. As the largest partner of the Philippines, China is also the third largest exporter and the largest importer, and most of the maritime relations between China and the Philippines are concentrated in the South China Sea, which is not good for both countries. It is clear that this challenge for the Philippines in the South China Sea is not only a matter of its own political and military considerations, but also an external manifestation of its entire national strategic transformation. Judging from the deterioration of relations between China and the Philippines, military cooperation between the United States and the Philippines is also heating up. The United States and the Philippines jointly announced that the Philippines will open four new military facilities to the United States in February this year, including one located 400 kilometers away from the Taiwan Islands, which is widely regarded as a "bridgehead" for the United States in the Taiwan Strait. In April next year, the largest military exercise ever held between the United States and the Philippines, the Philippines challenged China over the situation in the South China Sea.
Biden met with Marcos at the White House next May, where he promised that if the Philippines were attacked, the U.S.-Philippines Defense Treaty would be automatically activated. Since then, the Philippines has been repeatedly provoking in territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and has intruded into Ren'ai Jiao, Scarborough Shoal and other islands and reefs, making it clear that it is putting pressure on the United States, hoping to get the support of the United States, so as to get the support of the United States on the South China Sea issue. Now, Marcos is facing a domestic challenge, as he intends to amend the constitution to give his family permanent control of the government, which has been resisted by many. In fact, Marcos's background is not brilliant. Dinand Marcos's father, Dinand Marcos, was a Filipino leader from 1965 to 1986, who controlled the Philippine military for ten years during his tenure and held two positions at the end of his reign, and finally fled to Hawaii with his family in 1986 because of the backlash caused by cheating.
Marcos, the only son in the family, has been to England and the United States. After returning to China, because of the protection of his father, he entered the political arena at the age of 23 and rose all the way to the governor of a province. However, such days did not last long, and with the fall of Marcos, his family also suffered a major blow, and he had to flee this world with his father and become Marcos's slave. Marcos died in Honolulu in 19**. In 1991, his family was allowed to return to the Philippines, Marcos returned to the political scene, and 31 years later, he returned to "The Prince's Revenge." However, since taking office, Marcos's performance has been unsatisfactory, and domestic politics have often been liquidated, and the "eating appearance" of the struggle for power is on par with his father's "** period". According to Asian Pulse, a Philippine polling firm, 73 percent are dissatisfied with Marcos Jr.'s rule. Under intense pressure, Marcos tried to use the South China Sea dispute to ease internal tensions and thus consolidate his rule.
Considering the timing, the Philippine fleet's "night attack" on Huangyan Dao on Chinese New Year's Eve was obviously premeditated. The Philippine side believes that the Chinese attach great importance to traditional Chinese festivals, and now is the best time for "sneak attack". However, this time, the Philippines obviously made a mistake, and the Chinese were ready to fight, and when the warning did not work, they immediately launched **. According to Philippine news reports, the Chinese coast guard made several "dangerous" interceptions on Philippine vessels, passing the bow of the Philippine vessel twice, and the distance between the two was only a dozen meters. It is easy to see that the Philippines launched the first attack, and the Chinese sea boat retaliated, repelling the Philippines' attempt to enter Scarborough Shoal, and resolutely defending China's sovereignty and regional peace.
Facts speak louder than words, and justice comes from within. As far as the situation in the South China Sea is concerned, the Chinese side has always shown good self-restraint and patience, especially when the Philippines has repeatedly recklessly acted with the consequences. However, the Philippine side not only turned a deaf ear to China's friendly attitude, but also intensified it, and the Philippine Secretary of Defense also ordered to strengthen the military forces stationed in the Batanes Islands, because the island is only more than 200 kilometers away from Taiwan, and acts as a United States to create a situation for local confrontation and contradictions, which is tantamount to playing with fire. With all due respect, if the Philippines takes another risk and further touches China's floor, it will definitely be hit head-on.