Gan Yu, a spokesman for the Chinese Coast Guard, said that not long ago, 3,002 ships from the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources insisted on invading the waters near China's Scarborough Shoal despite China's dissuasion and warnings, according to **TV Military News. In the face of repeated warnings to no avail, the Chinese Coast Guard took necessary measures to drive away the Philippine ship in accordance with the law, such as tracking supervision and waterway control. The on-site operation is professional and standardized, legal and legal, and reasonable and restrained. The Philippine behavior violates China's sovereignty and seriously violates international law and basic standards of international relations. We urge the Philippines to immediately cease abuses and reserve the right to further control actions. China has indisputable sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal and its adjacent waters.
China's response sent two different signals. The first is to directly point out that China's relevant actions are to prevent the Philippines, and the second is to hint at the possible normalization of China's related deployments at Scarborough Shoal. The first point is easy to understand. In the past, in order to maintain the overall stability of China-Philippines relations, China has tended to be more restrained in responding to related incidents, leaving some room for the Philippines. However, as the Philippines continues to attract external forces and stir up the situation in the South China Sea with the intention of permanently occupying China's islands and reefs, it is clearly ignoring China's goodwill. In this case, we can only use some means that they can understand to make China's position clear.
Fujian coast guard vessels went to the waters of Xiajin to carry out maritime law enforcement in accordance with the latest regulations. While everyone was concerned about the situation on the front line in Kinmen and the reaction of the Taiwan authorities, 3,002 ships of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Fisheries tried to deliver supplies to Philippine fishing boats near Scarborough Shoal. There are 44 Filipino fishing boats near Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines**. They not only have to "maintain a presence" here, but also to survive and carry out their daily activities. Therefore, daily necessities and fuel must be transported by ** ship. The attempt lasted for two days, and the Chinese coast guard patiently fought with the Philippine vessel, and the Philippine side saw that it really could not find a chance, so it had to leave in disgrace. The South China Sea issue has always been an important factor affecting China-Philippines relations. Since the resignation of the former Duterte in the Philippines and the incumbent Marcos came to power, Sino-Philippine relations have declined sharply. During the Chinese New Year, the Philippines stepped up its activities in the waters of Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Despite repeated shouts and warnings, China has sent ships to forcibly intrude into the relevant waters, seriously violating China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Under such circumstances, China can no longer bear it, and in order to safeguard China's territorial integrity and sovereign dignity, it has to take countermeasures.
In the past two days, the Philippine Coast Guard has complained that since this month, the Chinese coast guard has erected a floating barrier at the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal lagoon. As soon as the Filipino ship approached, they pulled up the barrier until the Filipino ship left. Then, when the corresponding satellite imagery flows out, a significant floating barrier can be seen, completely blocking the sea access to the Scarborough Shoal Lagoon. The surrounding Filipino ships can only be kept out, there is no way. Instead of hiding this shame, the Philippines has taken it out and hyped it up.
Subsequently, Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Tariera responded that China's claims were "wrong" and that the boats were still patrolling the waters of Scarborough Shoal. He also revealed that some ** reporters will be on board for interviews and will publish reports in the near future to prove the Philippines "right". If there is no accident, most of the ** reporters in Tariera's mouth should be from the West, and the maritime patrol activities are especially accompanied by journalists, which can be roughly judged to be a long-term planned "porcelain" activity. If the China Coast Guard behaves toughly, they will say that China is bullying the weak, undermining regional peace and stability, and radiating "authoritarianism" to the outside world.
The departure of Philippine ships for two consecutive days shows that the Philippines has become more and more provocative against China in the South China Sea, and that the Philippines refuses to leave Scarborough Shoal. Analysts believe that on the one hand, the Philippines' move has been secretly encouraged and instigated by the United States, and on the other hand, the Philippine forces are responding to and cooperating with the so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy" of the United States. These ** forces are willing to be pawns of the United States, and do not hesitate to provoke confrontation between China and the Philippines and ignore peace and stability in the South China Sea. In addition, the Philippines also wants to use the hand of the United States to support the Philippines' illegal claims in the South China Sea and seek illegal benefits. When examining the Philippines' provocative actions in the South China Sea, we should see that the Philippines has no external environment and no regional conditions for the expansion of incidents. The external actors supporting Philippine affairs are the United States and Western countries, and the United States and the West provide technical, strategic, legal, and ** support for Philippine affairs. As the global influence of the United States and the West declines, the storm that the Philippine operation can unleash declines in parallel. This is driven by two factors. First, the share of the United States and the West in global industrial production and economic activity continues to decline.
China has not shied away from existing disputes, nor has it denied countermeasures taken by China's maritime law enforcement agencies. This dramatic change in attitude reflects the fact that China's patience with the Philippines has reached its limit, and so far the problems in the South China Sea have been known to the world and there is no need to avoid them. Moreover, China is the one whose interests are provoked, let alone avoiding problems. This direct and undisguised response is tantamount to telling the Philippines, and the support of standing behind the United States, that the matter is already big, that China's attitude to protecting its sovereign interests is serious and firm, and that no matter what actions the adversary takes, China will accompany him until the end.
Although my *** did not respond much to the West's hype that China might permanently install barriers, now that China has talked about the necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, if the Philippines is still obsessed with launching greater provocative actions at Scarborough Shoal, we will naturally adjust such countermeasures according to the actual situation. In other words, whether China will take tougher measures in response to the Philippines' provocations will depend on whether the Philippines can take a corrective attitude and return to the right track of peace talks with China.
In order to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, China has set up legal and reasonable barrages on its own inherent territory, and even demonstrated China's restraint and goodwill. Otherwise, the use of water cannons or the seizure of Philippine ships and personnel entering is also one of the means of law enforcement. At present, the Chinese coast guard and navy are closely monitoring the waters of Scarborough Shoal, and the Philippines' long-term hype and illegal actions will be subject to strict law enforcement and strong counterattacks from China.
Last year, the Chinese Coast Guard successfully intercepted a Philippine official vessel outside the Scarborough Shoal Lagoon, illegally breaking through the Scarborough Shoal Lagoon. The Chinese Coast Guard has once again installed a barrier at the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal Lagoon in response to provocations by Philippine ships, showing that the method is indeed effective and bankrupting the Philippine plot to break through the Scarborough Shoal Lagoon. Interestingly, the Philippines took the initiative to take back China's interception facilities last year, directing and staging a drama called "so-called Chinese dismantling". This time, China has once again set up a barrier at the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal lagoon, depending on whether the Philippines dares to dismantle it and how it sticks gold on its face.