"If you don't leave, what can you do?"
The Philippine landing ship that illegally beached on China's Ren'ai Jiao has become a "nail household" in the South China Sea and has been in existence for 24 years. In 2023, the Philippine side will have many maritime "encounters" with us in the name of this broken ship.
However, a recent photo of a beached warship at Ren'ai Jiao announced by the Philippine media has allowed us to truly see the efforts made by the Philippine side for the sake of this broken ship, and it also shows that the Philippine side does not want to tow this broken ship away, and is completely preparing to rely on this broken ship on Ren'ai Jiao for a long time.
First of all, it can be seen that the current situation of this broken ship is indeed very bad, the bottom of the hull is seriously tattered and rotten, and it is obvious that it is about to be unable to hold on, which may also be the main reason why the Philippine side wants to transport construction materials again and again in 2023.
In addition, under the position of the bow of the ship, it can also be clearly seen that the Philippine side has indeed the possibility of transporting construction materials before. The reason why it is possible is that it is also possible that the Philippine side used local materials and used the steel plate on the ship for welding, because it is very difficult to transport the steel plate to Ren'ai Jiao, but it is relatively easy to secretly transport the welding equipment to a hidden corner of the ship.
In addition, at the stern of the ship, after we zoom in on the picture, it is still obvious that the existence of six pillars can be seen, which would not be seen on a normal warship. Therefore, it is bold to guess that the appearance of these six pillars is to stabilize the hull and connect the hull with the reef, so that as long as the reef is normal, the hull will not collapse completely.
In addition, on the deck of the ship's hull, it is already obvious that there are five simple shantytowns, which can also enable the Filipino left-behind personnel on board to meet the normal needs of daily life. In addition, it can be seen that the people left behind on the ship have begun to grow green vegetables, and all signs indicate that the Philippine side will keep this broken ship on the map of China's South China Sea. If we don't take decisive measures, if this broken ship doesn't completely disintegrate, then it will always be here.
Why has China not taken direct action to solve this annoying problem for so long? First of all, if we want to solve it, we can do it from any angle. The reason why it has not been resolved is first of all because in the early days, when the Philippines illegally ran the broken ship on Ren'ai Jiao, China and the Philippines had reached a consensus, and the Philippines promised to tow the broken ship away. In addition, because China's maritime power was indeed not strong at that time, the main energy was on the development of coastal defense forces, and the broken ship was not placed in the most critical position at the moment, so it has been delayed to this day.
Now, although we have enough strength to solve this trouble, the broken Philippine ship, which is also illegally beached, will not have a big impact on our country's overall strategy, and the actual control of Ren'ai Jiao is already in our hands, and the Philippines will not get any substantial benefits if it wants to make trouble. Suffice it to say, as long as the Philippine side does not meet the bottom line, then we will not take any drastic actions.
A small country like the Philippines will never be an opponent of China, and what we need to guard against most is actually the United States, which has been instigating the Philippines behind its back. The United States hopes that China's neighborhood will become chaotic, which is more in line with the United States' strategic intention to contain China's rise. Many people may think that we are too weak, but this is not the case at all.
Think about how we got Scarborough Shoal back, how did we behave in the 2016 confrontation between China and the United States in the South China Sea, how did we get the Diaoyu Dao back little by little, and now our country has carried out regular patrols on the Diaoyu Dao. In addition, in the face of the provocative actions of warplanes and warships of Canada, the United States, Australia, and Japan, how did the PLA carry out strong interception and expulsion, if you still think that our country is weak, then it is really difficult to say anything.
The world is very chaotic now, so the more critical moments like this, the more it tests the determination of a country, the more calm China behaves, the more anxious the United States is, so no matter from which point of view, time is already on our side. Even if we want to start a business, we must decide the time we choose, and we must grasp the strategic initiative, so that we cannot be led by the nose by countries with ulterior motives, and then we will be completely passive!
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