"Calling the United States to keep an eye on Chinese ships", small countries are arrogant, and the consequences are "related"
Palau recently accused Chinese vessels of "repeatedly entering the country's exclusive economic zone," and the country also asked the United States to "keep an eye on it," including strengthening its military presence, stationing with the coast guard and other countries, and strengthening patrols in surrounding waters.
China has responded to such groundless accusations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized a number of points - first, the need for the vessel to move in the relevant sea area for shelter from the wind; Second, the Chinese vessel did not carry out any survey or investigation; Third, China has informed relevant countries about the shelter of ships from the wind. In addition, regarding the issue of the military presence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes - it should not be directed against third parties.
Ships are sailing at sea, and sometimes they encounter bad weather such as typhoons and need emergency shelter, which is something that any country will encounter. Judging from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China has strict requirements for ship activities and strictly abides by international law.
Instead, Palau's reaction seemed a bit strange, not only specifically to make a statement, but also to take the opportunity to emphasize the need for the United States to strengthen its military deployment. Palau is more than 1,100 kilometers south of Guam, which is actually Southeast Asia's gateway to the Pacific Ocean, and if the United States strengthens its military presence here, it will obviously mean to strengthen the "island chain".
Palau itself is a country with a land area of less than 460 square kilometres and a population of less than 20,000 people, belonging to a small island nation among the Pacific island nations. So why is Palau, a small island nation, so arrogant? In fact, behind Palau, there is really a "network".
Palau was ruled by Spain hundreds of years ago, then sold to Germany, and then repeatedly contested by Japan and the United States, until after the war, it was controlled by the United States in the name of "trusteeship", and in the eighties and nineties of the last century, Palau gradually ended the "trusteeship" and officially became independent. Not thoroughly, though, and the country and the U.S. remain close. Especially militarily, the country basically does not have its own defense force, relying on the "protection" of the United States, and the US coast guard can patrol its perimeter.
Moreover, Palau does not have formal diplomatic relations with China, and the country is effectively one of the 13 so-called "diplomatic relations" that Taiwan authorities have left. To this day, the Tsai administration still maintains these "diplomatic relations" that have survived by selling money and burning money.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see that Palau deliberately made a challenge, but it is not as simple as the "exclusive economic zone", and behind this, I am afraid that the United States is disrupting the situation. Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that the "gold yuan politics" of the Tsai administration is playing a secret role.
However, the reality is that the Tsai administration's so-called "diplomatic relations" have been reduced by 9 since 2016, and according to the current situation, the remaining 13 are already "stormy". After Honduras, both Paraguay and Guatemala were thought likely to pivot. As for the Pacific island countries, there are only a few left, such as Palau.
On the issue of so-called "diplomatic relations" on the island, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stressed that the one-China principle is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people. Therefore, it is inevitable that "diplomatic relations" on the island will continue to decline in the future. Palau should also understand this, and a good relationship with China will only be of greater benefit to Palau.
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