The truth of the Ren'ai Jiao airdrop incident was revealed, and the Chinese Coast Guard announced it late at night, and the 7 characters were released, and the Philippines was fooled.
On January 21, six months after the outbreak of the Ren'ai Jiao incident, the Philippines finally "broke through" China's defense line and successfully airdropped supplies to the beached warship.
However, just when the Philippines' joy had not passed, China poured a basin of "cold water", and the release of 7 words made the Philippines call "fooled"!
According to various media reports, on January 27, Gan Yu, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard, officially responded to the Philippine "airdrop" incident, saying that the Chinese coast guard had carried out real-time monitoring and control of the Philippine airdrop and replenishment on the spot, and then controlled and dealt with it in accordance with laws and regulations, and made "temporary special arrangements" for the Philippine operation.
What is meant by a "temporary special arrangement"? To put it bluntly, it means deliberately letting the Philippines go over.
First of all, the plane sent by the Philippines this time is not large, and it is impossible to transport prohibited materials, and the materials obviously float on the surface of the water after falling into the sea, so the Chinese coast guard will choose not to stop the salvage behavior of Philippine soldiers, otherwise the Philippines will not succeed in carrying out the "airdrop".
As long as the Philippines does not touch the bottom line, China will allow the Philippines to supply daily necessities out of humanitarian considerations.
Second, the Chinese coast guard has achieved "real-time follow-up" of the Philippine airdrop, in other words, if China does not allow Philippine planes to break in, then it can intercept it at any time.
It is not difficult to see that China has clearly exercised great restraint in the face of the Philippines' actions.
However, China never imagined that this kind of restraint would be misunderstood as "weakness" by the Philippines.
In fact, if China wants to deal with the Philippines now, it is simply a simple matter, and China can directly tow away or sink the Philippine "beached" warship, and the reason why it has not taken action for a long time is completely to leave a step under the Philippines.
The outbreak of conflict in the South China Sea is not necessarily a good thing for either China or the Philippines, and even if China can teach the Philippines a lesson in a thunderous way, it will easily fall into the wrong hands, and then make it easier for some countries to promote the so-called "China threat theory" and isolate China in the international community.
What's more, judging from the situation in the Philippines itself, "hatred of China" is only the choice of a small number of people, and the vast majority of people still maintain goodwill towards China, such as former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose Sino-Philippine relations have developed well during his tenure.
It is precisely because of this that China is willing to give the Philippines a chance, and is not willing to really get into trouble with the Philippines to the point of life and death.
In this regard, it is obvious that some other ASEAN countries have seen very clearly that China's development will not be a regional trouble, but more a regional opportunity.
Just recently, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand signed a visa-free agreement with China, which is undoubtedly a good thing for both sides, and it can be expected that with the help of China, the future of these countries will be bright, and the development will only get better and better.
On the other hand, the Philippines, which has turned back the clock of history, will eventually be abandoned by the times.
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in once emphasized that "small countries should not seek sides in the competition of great powers", which may be the best advice for the current Philippines.
Indeed, now that the competition between China and the United States is intensifying, the Philippines can get some preferential treatment if it turns to the United States at this time. But is this preferential treatment costless? Apparently not.
Once a direct conflict breaks out between China and the United States, the Philippines will inevitably become a "scapegoat" pushed by the United States.
Therefore, for the Philippines, instead of hollowing out its mind to oppose China every day, it is better to clean up its own country first, blindly fall into the trap of the United States, and focus all its energy on dealing with China, which will sooner or later reap the consequences.
