Although the Philippines will gain more benefits from actively cooperating with China than from direct confrontation, Marcos Jr. has chosen a way that ordinary people cannot understand, blindly "allegiance" to the United States. Not only did it lead to friction between the two sides in the South China Sea, but it also ushered in the worst moment in the history of China-Philippines relations. Recently, China's attitude toward the Philippines has ceased to be polite despite repeated attempts to persuade it to no avail.
According to the information released on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when the foreign minister of the mainland was invited to speak with the Philippine foreign minister, he threw two very serious words to the Philippine side.
The first sentence roughly means that China-Philippines relations have stood at a "crossroads", and the Philippine side should make a cautious choice.
The second sentence roughly means that if the Philippines continues to insist on going its own way, or even colludes with external forces with ill intentions and continues to take the initiative to provoke trouble, then China will "defend its rights in accordance with the law and resolutely respond".
In fact, when we merge the two sentences together, we can see it as one meaning, that is, don't say it unexpectedly!
Frankly speaking, China has always been very patient with its neighbors, mainly because the current Sino-US game has entered a "white-knuckle war" of bayonets, and maintaining stability in the surrounding regions is the basic requirement for us to obtain more strategic benefits.
For this reason, we basically do not have high requirements for these neighbors, as long as we do not openly challenge our bottom line, many things as long as we don't go too far, we will turn a blind eye. After all, the overthrow of US hegemony is our top priority. For this reason, many countries are forced by the pressure of the United States to stir our nerves, and when they stir our nerves, they still have points in their hearts.
But there is a head of a country like Marcos Jr., who can't recognize the reality and stretches his feet directly to our bottom line. Naturally, China will no longer have reservations about "moral purity". Very simply, a multiple-choice question was thrown at the Philippines, and even the consequences of choosing the wrong one were given.
Truth be told, no one can say how China will "resolutely respond". However, one thing is very clear, it must be more powerful than the water cannon to persuade you to retreat. Combined with the fact that some time ago, a large number of the main fleet of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was assembled at Mischief Reef, and we should be able to guess a thing or two.
To put it bluntly, China is not the United States, and it does not like to be like the Americans, showing its teeth and claws at every turn. This is "insulting", but this does not mean that China does not have "fangs".
Is it true that the Philippines still can't understand what has happened in Burma recently? I guess the Filipinos have somewhat turned a corner. After all, this call was invited by the Philippine foreign minister, and Manaro softened us a lot in his attitude. This is a good illustration of our tough attitude and actual actions, which made them really feel a little panicked inside. Next, it will be up to the Philippine side to choose.
However, in my opinion, no matter what the Philippines chooses, the result will be the same, that is, the New Year in the South China Sea will have a new atmosphere. The only difference is whether the Philippines can sit down and talk to us decently, or whether they can lie on the ground and talk to us with a wail.