Not long ago, a cartoon cover from a well-known German magazine sparked a discussion in the media circle of Jianzhong.
About the changes in the world pattern in the future.
The magazine featured brown bears, bald eagles, and a rising red dragon.
Trapping the Earth under his minions.
And the metaphor behind this cartoon is well known.
There are even young netizens who laugh at themselves with a ridiculous spirit, "As everyone knows, the great powers are actually myself."
On the other hand, we can also conclude that China's position in the world pattern is becoming more and more prominent.
Although as a daily ridicule, his own "three constants".
The Chinese, however, have never regarded themselves as high, and they have to fight with others for the global "fantai".
But what China doesn't care about is a great honor in the eyes of some countries.
In the face of China's rise, the United States has hollowed out its mind in order to prevent it.
This is second to none because of the repeated sideways jumps on the issue of the mainland's sovereignty.
As an important part of the "first island chain", the strategic position of the Philippines has been put on the desk by the United States after Duterte stepped down.
Especially since the beginning of this year, the various military activities surrounding the South China Sea have made our side unbearable.
At the end of the year, the Philippines spent two days in a row near Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal on the mainland.
This time, the mainland navy no longer tolerated it, and directly used water cannons to hedge against their ships.
This resulted in damage to two Philippine ships.
There was also an engine flue with water that was no longer working properly.
Finally the front is just right!
Does it really indicate that the conflict between China and the Philippines is on the verge of eruption?
Especially in the case of paralysis of patrol boats.
Is the Philippines ready to fight on its own?
The shoe is on the other foot
To say that the Philippines is really guilty of many heinous crimes, it is not so much.
After all, before Marcos Jr. took office, Duterte and the Arroyo family before him could be said to be "pro-China".
Thanks to the efforts of these leaders, China-Philippines relations have achieved unprecedented breakthroughs and development.
Much of the infrastructure in the Philippines was signed with China during Duterte's tenure.
As a politician with a rich political background, he understands the international balance of power.
"Pro-China" is not a long-term solution.
However, under the pressure of the United States, it is a measure that allows the Philippines to retain the greatest autonomy.
Under his active promotion, Southeast Asia's relations with China could be said to be thriving at that time, and the joint development of resources in the South China Sea was also advancing in an orderly manner.
Today, in the Philippines, the high-speed rail that is being built on a large scale is the handiwork of China.
Even if the mainland is so vigorously helping the Philippines.
In their opinion, once there are stronger and more worthy allies.
They will not hesitate to leave China behind.
When Duterte was in power, he saw through the self-interested face of the so-called "authority" of the United States at a glance.
As a result, during his five years in power, the Philippines was distant.
After Marcos Jr. took office, I don't know if it was due to his lack of personal ability, or because he had a "unique" view on China-Philippines relations.
After the United States released a little bit of goodwill, he rushed to post it.
His confidence came from the "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" signed between the United States and the Philippines half a century ago.
The horse's head is looking forward
The Philippines has reversed its previous estrangement and rejoined its own command.
In Washington's eyes, it was a pleasant surprise.
As early as 2001, China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea with ASEAN, which made the whole of Southeast Asia like an iron plate that could not be splashed with water.
But now the Philippines has taken the initiative to show goodwill, so that the United States can see the hope of restraining China.
So the United States once again used the superpower of "American knife + army".
In addition to giving them the latest weapons and equipment, the original garrison base has been increased from five to nine.
This approach is similar to the groveling of the weak Qing court to foreigners!
China has not yet spoken, and the rest of ASEAN can no longer sit still.
First and foremost are the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia.
They advised Marcos Jr.'s administration that the South China Sea dispute is a regional issue, and that there is no need to bring outsiders in the door, even if there are different views.
But after all, the money was collected, and the army was actually stationed on its own territory.
Even if Musk Jr. repents, he has to weigh the gun behind his waist and say yes.
The United States is not inked either.
This year, he pulled his NATO little brother and held the Philippines for three days and two ends.
Engaging in joint military exercises on territory that does not belong to oneself is aimed at luring the mainland to take action.
Play the same old trick
In Ukraine, which was supported by the United States, and in the conflict with Russia, Zelensky's "I am weak, I am reasonable" rhetoric in the international community at the beginning frequently worked.
Let the United States seem to be looking for a new battlefield outside the gun.
In the midst of the Kazakh-Israeli conflict, at the behest of the United States, the Israelis began to trumpet the suffering of the past.
It did do a one-sided statement at the beginning.
Having tasted the sweetness of the war of public opinion, the United States intends to concoct the conflict in the South China Sea in the Philippines in the same way.
As a result, there was the Ren'ai Jiao conflict on August 5 this year, and the Philippines was frequently active in the name of transporting supplies to beached and broken ships.
Our army is just a routine drive.
Under the lens of the reporters accompanying the Philippine ship, he became an unreasonable person driven by the tyrants.
At that time, our army's water cannons were only driving away, and did not shoot directly at the hull of the Philippine ship, as it has done recently.
Even if it is restrained to such a situation.
In the eyes of Westerners, we still suppress the weaker side by force.
They are like a nail household in the South China Sea, as long as they are willing to pull their faces, it seems that they can get half of the benefits from the landlord.
But the Philippines seems to have forgotten.
The so-called benefits, the US military gave them only arms and US military bases everywhere.
And this time, the harassment of the Philippines for two consecutive days is another prediction by the United States.
The PLA's tolerance of the Philippines has also broken through the bottom line, and it has created an artificial war of public opinion.
But they forget that time will restore the truth of the matter.
Ukraine has gone from the beginning of the solidarity from all sides, to the point where no one cares about it now.
Israel has become a role that everyone in the international community shouts about, and the Jews have become victims who escaped from the clutches of the Nazis and have become the outrageous and unreasonable ghosts of today.
As the saying goes, often walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet.
Every trick of the United States is traceable.
After the Philippine ship was attacked, the United States moved out of the "US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty" and, by the way, called the Philippines "Didi Daida".
And this so-called foreign aid from the eight countries is actually a rabble of NATO allies in collusion, that is, the rabble that conducted military exercises with the Philippines in the South China Sea in the middle of this year.
When it comes to our neighbors, we pay attention to "treating each other with courtesy".
But there is a limit to tolerance, in the face of countries that have repeatedly violated the mainland's bottom line.
China's attitude is by no means blindly tolerant.
After all, there is truth within the firing range, and what tactics will the United States and the Philippines adopt to face China's "Great Wall Watch" at that time.
We'll see what happens next.