Recently, the Philippines has been very unstoppable, jumping left and right in its China policy. Before his visit to China, Philippine President Marcos played the role of the vanguard of the United States to provoke trouble in the South China Sea, and when he visited China at the beginning of the year, he tried to repair relations with China and made it clear that he would not let the United States and other third-party forces intervene in the situation in the South China Sea. However, not long after visiting China, he was caught off guard again, and this time jumped directly to the United States.
Recently, the Philippine coast guard ship suddenly accused the Chinese coast guard ship of aiming lasers at Philippine ships, for which Marcos also summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines with great fanfare, and foreign media were even more hyped. However, according to the process announced by our side, the Philippine coast guard ship trespassed into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao without authorization, and the Chinese coast guard ship used a hand-held laser speed gauge and a green light indicator pen to measure the distance to determine the bearing. In doing so, the Philippines is nothing more than trying to escalate the situation in the South China Sea and hype up the threat theory so that the United States and its allies can find an excuse to strengthen their military presence in the region.
Sure enough, soon after, the Philippines and the United States announced that they would hold a large-scale joint military exercise, which will be the largest in eight years. The news of the Philippines' announcement of the military exercise coincided with the Philippines' hype of the "laser incident", and it is difficult to say that this is a coincidence. Prior to this, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin also visited the Philippines and reached some defense agreements, and the Philippines will also allow the opening of four military bases to the United States, and the number of U.S. bases in the Philippines will directly rise to nine, including Luzon Island near Taiwan in the north and Palawan Island in the south near disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea. The United States has always intended to make the Philippines a forward position for containing China, forming a Pacific island chain from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines to Australia, and previously lacked two fulcrums. Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte failed to let the United States succeed, and the current Yoon Seok-yue and Marcos Jr. have said it all, and this chain is completely completed.
In addition to taking the initiative to approach the United States, the Philippines has also strengthened ties with its allies. Some time ago, Marcos Jr. visited Japan, and also reached some defense agreements, and Japan also smashed 600 billion yen to woo him, and the two sides may promote the signing of a reciprocal access agreement to allow both sides to station troops. Recently, it has been reported that the Philippines and Australia are discussing the possibility of joint patrols in the South China Sea, while the United States and the Philippines are planning to conduct joint cruises in the South China Sea.
Thought that he was Erdogan of the East, but at best, the next Zelensky. The contradictions between China and the United States in Tuli are probably worse than Ukraine, and it is a nightmare to give up their own territory to foreign troops and use themselves as pawns to try to cross the river to fish for territory. The Philippines' actions are under its nose, and China can make the Philippines uncomfortable without even having to make a-for-tat shot. Friends with enemies in the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia became guests. Recently, Singapore's Foreign Minister visited China upon invitation, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was also invited to visit Indonesia. When the Philippines provoked China, Indonesia proposed to step up negotiations on the "Code of Conduct in the South China Sea", which is the general trend of ASEAN countries, and the Philippines' introduction of external crises for its own selfish interests will only make countries in the region spurn. (A Dream)