On December 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a message late at night, saying that "Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with Philippine Foreign Minister Manaro at the request".
The phrase "agreed" indicates that this time it was the Philippines who took the initiative to call and wanted to have a dialogue with China.
I read the press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wang Yi's words this time are quite heavy, and two of them are particularly impressive.
First of all, China-Philippines relations have stood at a crossroads, and the Philippines must act cautiously when faced with the choice of which way to go.
This is a very stern warning, which shows that the situation of China-Philippines relations has become very urgent, everything will be fine if you take the right path, and it will be a disaster if you take the wrong path, and this choice, in the Philippines, because the root cause of everything is the treachery of the Philippines and all kinds of provocations and troubles, so what to do next and how China-Philippines relations will develop depends on whether the Philippines is willing to take the right path.
Second, if the Philippines misjudges the situation, insists on going its own way, or even colludes with external forces with ill intentions to continue to cause chaos, China will defend its rights in accordance with the law and resolutely respond.
If the Philippines continues to make trouble, especially if it still colludes with the United States, then China will no longer care about any neighborly friendship, and then it will not be a gentle means of water cannon blocking, sound wave dispersion, and collision between two ships.
After listening to Wang Yi's words, the Philippine foreign minister expressed the hope that differences can be managed in a way acceptable to both sides, so as to promote the de-escalation of tensions and prevent conflicts.
Finally, the two sides agreed to hold a bilateral consultation mechanism on the South China Sea issue as soon as possible.
From taking the initiative to make phone calls to hoping to manage differences, it seems that the Philippines came with the purpose of seeking peace, but I would like to say that this may be just a smoke bomb, and there is something else behind the Philippines' initiative to seek peace.
Why?
Manaro's call comes after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Marcos made a statement in Japan about greater ambitions in the South China Sea: he offered to cooperate with Japan in the development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea in areas such as Ren'ai Jiao and Scarborough Shoal.
As we all know, in this world, there has never been a trivial matter when it comes to the contention for oil and gas resources, and the Iraq war launched by the United States brazenly in the last century is a living example, so we can see from Marcos's proposal that his ambition is not only Ren'ai Jiao or Scarborough Shoal, but to occupy the oil and gas resources of the South China Sea. At this time, the Philippine foreign minister made a phone call to express his desire for peace, which is absolutely abnormal. I don't think it's possible for a person who has just revealed such great ambition to suppress his crazy thoughts in a short period of time without being beaten up.
Why did the Philippine foreign minister call to sue for peace?
As a matter of fact, if the protagonist of this incident is changed from Philippine Foreign Minister to US Secretary of State Blinken, everyone will feel very familiar: While provoking China, while shouting that it is willing to negotiate and manage differences to stabilize China, isn't this the routine of the United States? Therefore, the Philippines must have the guidance of the United States behind it, and seeking peace is not the original intention, and stabilizing China so that the Philippines can continue to make trouble, this is the real goal.
As the saying goes, "listen to its words and watch its deeds", whether we really want peace depends on whether the Marcos government can get back on the right path, as long as the Philippine actions do not coincide with the Philippine Foreign Minister's attitude of seeking peace, then we must not hesitate to punch, only a fat beating can extinguish Marcos's unrealistic ambitions!