Small countries should never challenge big countries, and the Philippines has finally tasted China's iron fist!
Han Feizi, the most important representative of Legalism, stutters, but has a very accurate judgment of things. He once had a very classic comment on the way of survival of a small country: "The country is small but not humble, the strength is small but not afraid of the strong, the rude and insulting the neighbor, the greedy and clumsy friend, but also perish." At present, the most typical negative teaching material of a small country is Ukraine, which is not only occupied by one-third of its territory, but also has very bleak prospects for its future survival, which is a taboo for a small country.
Among the small countries that provoke big countries, the Philippines has been the "leader" in the past year or so, and the reason why he has not suffered the bad luck of Ukraine is that the target of his provocation is China, which is more benevolent than Russia and China; Second, China does not want to be fooled by the United States and shifts global hotspots to China's vicinity, thereby affecting China's geopolitical security and development environment.
However, as a superpower that is roughly equal in strength to the United States, there are many ways to teach smaller countries a lesson. Just recently, the Philippines continued to provoke in the South China Sea, and China took a series of measures to counter the Philippines, causing the Philippines to suffer heavy losses and have no choice but to do so!
A few days ago, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Romuldez complained about 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. He also said that China is carrying out "economic coercion" against the Philippines by reducing imports of Philippine products. The Philippine ambassador to the United States even said that the South China Sea is now the real "flashpoint".
So, what did China do to make the Philippines so unhappy? There are three main aspects:
The first is on-site suppression. The tonnage of China's coast guard ships is generally much larger than that of the Philippines, with fewer coast guard ships converted from 056 frigates of more than 1,000 tons and more than 10,000 tons of coast guard ships as large. Taken together, China's coast guard, fishery administration, and maritime surveillance vessels are definitely the most powerful maritime law enforcement force in the world. Therefore, in the face of the provocation of those small boats of several hundred tons in the Philippines, China has a very easy response. Sometimes, they even cruise nearby.
In fact, don't look at the Nansha waters are closer to the Philippines, but China has islands and reefs there, so the Philippine ships have just set off, and our ships have also set off, and the ships are faster and closer, waiting for the Philippine ships early. Therefore, at the scene, as long as China wants to control it, the Philippine ships can only be tricked. China will not let the supply of Ren'ai Jiao go, and the Filipino maid on the broken ship can't even eat a box of instant noodles. The Philippines wants to ask the United States to help, but China and the United States have been fighting in the South China Sea for more than 10 years, and the United States has not taken any advantage.
The second is to carry out regional arming. China's Scarborough Shoal has been equipped with maritime interdiction facilities more than once, and after the installation has made it difficult for Philippine ships to get close to the defense area. For example, China has defended the entrance to Huangyan Island, making it difficult for Philippine ships to get closer. I believe that China will deploy more and more times in the future, and the deployment area will become larger and larger, and it will be more and more difficult for the Philippines to provoke in the future!
These measures are an iron fist for the Philippines. In fact, China still has a big trick that is useless, that is, "planting islands". The reason why China has not used this trick is that China's deployment has been relatively perfect, and second, it does not want to affect its relations with ASEAN, so it has endured it again and again. However, with the Philippines' provocations, it is not surprising that China will strike again.
What is the U.S. response to the Philippines? It is a pledge to invest $30 billion in the Philippines to hedge against China's economic countermeasures against the Philippines. Obviously, what the Philippines needs most now is the United States to support itself, and as a result, the United States has written a "blank check" to the Philippines. With the current pattern, the so-called $30 billion investment of the United States will be far away!
Little Stool: I didn't fill in the numbers on this check, you can take it back and fill it out yourself!
Will the South China Sea become a major global "flashpoint" because of the Philippines? !
China's response to the accusations against China has been very-for-tat: Who is stirring up the situation in the South China Sea? Who is constantly spreading the "China threat theory"? Who is ganging up and fighting factions everywhere? Who invented "economic coercion"? Where did it start? Who is used to this method? The answer is self-explanatory. China's warning to the Philippines is that "luring wolves into the house" and creating "small circles" will not only not help resolve differences in the South China Sea, but will only complicate the regional situation, undermine regional peace and stability, and undermine its own security. In response to the US investment, the Chinese side said: As for the investment commitments, the relevant parties have always been good at "drawing a big pie" and paying lip service to the truth, and people can wait and see what happens. Finally, China advises relevant parties to stop spreading the "China threat theory", not to spread "paranoia", not to act as a spokesperson for other countries, but to do more things that are beneficial to the interests of their own people and China-Philippines friendship.
Looking at China's response, we can see that China is very comfortable with this-for-tat confrontation between the United States and the PhilippinesThe so-called investment of $30 billion by the United States will definitely be in vain. The Philippines wanted to join forces with the United States and Australia to engage China, but the United States did not pick up the problem at all, but used investment to fool it. What does this mean?It shows that the United States is now powerless to make trouble in the South China Sea!
In the South China Sea, what is the United States doing?Come** to escort Philippine ships?It didn't work!China's ** is enough to deal with it, even if there are two aircraft carrier fleets, China can also deal with it. What's more, the United States simply does not have the strength to come to the South China Sea to support the Philippines now. One or two **?China's response is even more important. To put it bluntly, the current United States is already a little powerless in the face of China, because the United States has too many troops to be contained by all sides, and the United States has no choice but to do so.
So, is there no "flashpoint" in East Asia?Yes!The Taiwan Strait is one and the same, and this can be seen from the Kinmen ship collision incident, and the United States does not have a strong desire to make trouble in the South China Sea, but it has the impulse to make trouble in the Taiwan Strait. Therefore, in the future, the United States and Taiwan will join hands to make trouble in the Taiwan Strait more and more frequently, and even if the Kinmen incident passes, there will be new incidents again!
The second real "flashpoint" in East Asia is the Korean Peninsula. The reason why the Korean Peninsula is more prone to explosion is that it is a place where China and the United States may fight a war between the people. How will you choose between the outbreak of a direct conflict between China and the United States and the outbreak of a **human war?The United States is likely to choose the war of the people.
However, the United States is still weak-minded, because it does not have enough equipment and ammunition to support a large-scale war, so if a conflict breaks out between the north and the south on the peninsula, the United States and South Korea will inevitably lose. And if the United States and South Korea really lose, South Korea may even lose the country!