Less than three days after the Chinese side met with the Philippine ambassador, the Philippines once again provoked the incident and illegally landed on the Wire Reef to make a high-profile fuss, which was dealt with by the Chinese Coast Guard with thunderous means.
According to the official information of the China Coast Guard, on March 21, 34 Philippine personnel illegally landed on the Ironway Reef of the Nansha Islands on the mainland for activities, and the China Coast Guard landed on the Ironline Reef in accordance with the law to verify and deal with it.
Wire Reef
Since the sovereignty of the Thitu Islands is part of China's Nansha Islands, the Chinese coast guard should enforce the law in the waters, but the appearance of relevant Philippine personnel here is sneaky and extremely unreasonable.
According to the Philippine side, the Philippine fishery administration ship that entered Thitu Island in the Spratly Islands on the mainland was carrying marine biologists from a certain Philippine university, and the main purpose of the trip was to conduct a so-called "marine resources survey."
Not to mention that the Philippine vessel's intrusion into the vicinity of China's islands and reefs to carry out the so-called "marine resources survey" without China's permission was an illegal act, and the true identities of the 34 people who illegally landed on the reef are indeed questionable.
In the past, there was a precedent in the Philippines, under the banner of transporting supplies, sending military personnel to Ren'ai Jiao, taking the opportunity to hype up. Now that the Philippines has repeated its old tricks, it is likely that these 34 people will include Philippine military and political figures, and the Chinese side will naturally want to verify it.
Philippine ships
As a matter of fact, the Chinese side has long been prepared for this Philippine action, and between March 19 and 20, the Chinese side discovered that the Philippines had assembled two 30-meter fishery administration vessels and two 44-meter coast guard vessels near the illegally occupied Thitu Island.
The Philippine ship thought that it could sneak in without noticing, but the Chinese side had been waiting for a long time. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, 13 Chinese fishing boats were spotted nearby as they approached the waters near Thitu Island.
At the same time, the Philippine side also said that it was "tailed" by two Chinese coast guard vessels, and as soon as the Philippine fishery administration ship entered the vicinity of the Wire Reef, it was intercepted by the Chinese Coast Guard ship 5204 and the Chinese fishing boat, which was in the vicinity of the Wire Reef for nearly 16 hours.
Moreover, this time, the Chinese Navy also dispatched, and at the same time that our coast guard carried out law enforcement against Philippine ships, a Z-8 helicopter of our navy also flew to the scene to monitor the sky on alert.
Z-8 helicopter
It can be said that the Philippines' porcelain touching operation this time was a complete failure, not to mention that it did not get half of the benefits, and it also touched the ashes. It is worth noting that as soon as the Chinese side made an appointment to meet with the Philippine ambassador, the Philippines started to provoke again, which is inevitably too anxious.
On the 18th, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Philippines to reaffirm the U.S. "defense commitment" to the Philippines and stir up trouble on the South China Sea issue.
Immediately afterward, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos made a "meaningful" remark, saying that the Philippines had no intention of "provoking bears" and did not want to cause conflict, and that China's "threat" to the Philippines continued to grow. Those who know a little about the situation know that Marcos's remarks are extremely absurd.
As we all know, the responsibility for the recent escalation of the situation in the South China Sea lies entirely in the fact that the Philippines has drawn in external forces to intervene in the South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
Some time ago, the Philippines mainly ran into porcelain at Ren'ai Jiao and Scarborough Shoal, but now it has begun to stir up trouble near Thitu Island, and it is obvious that it wants to act on multiple fronts in an attempt to distract China's energy.
But the Philippines clearly overestimated its own strength, but also underestimated China's determination to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, although the territory is large, but no part can be ceded, although the South China Sea is wide, but it is also within the radiation of China's naval and air forces.
It is impossible for the Philippines to delusionally exploit loopholes, this time not only the Chinese coast guard has been dispatched, but our navy has also come to help, and the Z-8 is on alert and monitoring in the sky, and the Philippines cannot hide any small moves.
Moreover, this time, the law enforcement officers of the Chinese coast guard not only intercepted and dealt with it as usual, but also landed on the islands and reefs, and verified and disposed of them on the spot, which is tantamount to a clear declaration of sovereignty.
The China Coast Guard conducts patrol law enforcement
It should be emphasized that the islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands, including the Tie Line Reef, are China's inherent territory, and the Philippines illegally occupies Thitu Island, and sooner or later this account will have to be settled. In addition to Thitu Island, the Philippines has also illegally occupied eight of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea, in serious violation of international law.
Even with the support of the United States, the Philippines will not be able to make waves in the South China Sea, and China will resolutely take necessary measures to defend national sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.