There is an old Chinese saying that is good. "The country is small but not humble, the strength is small but not afraid of the strong, the rude and insults the neighbors, the greedy and clumsy friends, but also perish. For a small country, you have the power to do it for your own pride, but you don't have to mess with those big countries because you have nothing to do, it's no different from dying.
At the moment, the most typical negative teaching material is Ukraine. Not only is a third of the territory of Ukraine now occupied, but even whether the country will survive in the future is a question. Because, those so-called allies of Ukraine are also eyeing the enemy, and they may take back the territories occupied by the former Soviet Union in World War II at any time, and in the end, Ukraine's end will be the destruction of the country. The reason for this is that it is a taboo for a small country!
Nowadays, there is also such a country in Asia, which is the Philippines. But the Philippines is lucky, because it is meeting China, which is a country of etiquette and has never bullied the weak, so China does not want to make things go wrong. The most important thing is that China has enough political wisdom to fall for the United States and light a fire on its own doorstep, thereby affecting China's geopolitical security and development environment.
Some time ago, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Romualdez went so far as to accuse China in the United States, saying that the Philippines is facing China's "aggression" in the South China Sea and needs to work with the United States, Australia and other like-minded countries to jointly resist and deter one country from overwhelming another country by force.
When China controlled the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, the Philippines was not yet formed, so how could it face China's "aggression"? The Philippines may not realize that it is luring wolves into the house, and the United States is a country that has always liked to provoke wars and take the opportunity to send a large number of arms to the region. Therefore, as long as any country gets involved with the United States, it will definitely not end well.
Romualdez also said that China is carrying out "economic coercion" against the Philippines by reducing imports of Philippine products, and now the South China Sea is the real "flashpoint". This is ridiculous, doing business is a consensual thing, since the relationship between the two parties is about to tear their faces, there is naturally no way to do business, what does this have to do with economic coercion? In addition, if we want to talk about economic coercion, the Philippines can ask the United States how it imposed huge tariffs on Chinese goods and how it blocked China in the high-tech field.
The Philippine ambassador's remarks to the United States are nothing more than selling misery, by showing the United States and Western countries how the Philippines is being bullied by China, so as to use the power of the United States and its allies to jointly deal with China in the South China Sea.
However, China's actions in the South China Sea are beyond reproach, and the United States and Western countries cannot find an excuse to intervene. China has not used force mainly through three methods: on-the-spot suppression, regional defense, and economic means.
In terms of on-site suppression, the tonnage of China's coast guard ships is less than 1,000 tons of 056 frigates converted from coast guard ships, and the larger ones are more than 10,000 tons of coast guard ships, so in the face of the provocation of those small ships of several hundred tons in the Philippines, China has more than enough to deal with, and it does not feel too much pressure at all.
In addition, China has islands and reefs in the South China Sea, which contain all kinds of daily necessities and can provide all kinds of support for the officers and soldiers left behind, so although China is far away from the South China Sea, Chinese coast guard ships may depart at any time, and even come to the area where the incident occurred first. So now that China's control over the South China Sea has been greatly enhanced, as long as China does not agree, it is impossible for the Philippines to send supplies to Ren'ai Jiao!
Recently, the West has hyped that China has set up a floating barrier at the entrance to the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal, resulting in the blocking of the only entrance to Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard also hurriedly came out to "complain", saying that the floating barrier is a "big gift" from the Chinese coast guard to the Philippine ship, and every time the Philippine ship wants to approach, it will be blocked by the barrier set up by the Chinese side!
This time, the Chinese side did not shy away. According to Guangming.com, spokesperson Mao Ning responded that China's actions were taken as a last resort, and the fundamental reason was the Philippine side's continuous impact and provocation on the waters near China's Huangyan Island. Moreover, if the Philippines continues to provoke, China will deploy more and more times in the future, and the deployment area will become larger and larger. The Philippines should be mentally prepared for this!
The economic means are simpler. China is the largest partner of the Philippines, the largest importer and the third largest export market. Therefore, as long as China reduces its imports of Philippine products and reduces its investment in Philippine projects, the Philippines will not be able to stand it. And the Philippine economy is now very difficult, so once there is a problem between China and the Philippines, the opposition to Marcos in the Philippines will definitely get louder and louder, and even force him.
However, in order to take into account the overall situation, China did not push the Philippines to death, but only punished it slightly. China still has a big trick that is useless, and that is to "plant islands". Once China passes through the middle islands on the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, expands the area, builds infrastructure, and even deploys fighter jets and **, then the strategic pressure on the Philippines will be considerable. Because it is very close to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, if the Philippines wants to provoke again, it must think carefully about the consequences.
Let's see what benefits the United States will bring to the Philippines? At present, it is reported that the United States has pledged to invest $30 billion in the Philippines to hedge against China's economic countermeasures against the Philippines. Not to mention $30 billion, will it be just a blank check, even if the United States does invest money, it will only be a drop in the bucket. Because the benefits that the Philippines has gained from China and the Philippines are far greater than this number.
Therefore, the Philippines' attempt to put pressure on China by creating a "small circle" will not only not help resolve the differences in the South China Sea, but will only complicate the regional situation, undermine regional peace and stability, and undermine its own security.
The Philippines must understand one thing, not to mention that it is impossible for the United States to send ** to escort the Philippines, even if the US military sends two aircraft carrier fleets, China can deal with it.
Therefore, China advises the Philippines to stop spreading the "China threat theory" and "paranoia", and not to act as a spokesperson for other countries, but to do more things that are conducive to the interests of its own people and China-Philippines friendship. Only in this way can the Philippines avoid becoming a "flashpoint" in East Asia and become a second Ukraine!
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