General Brawner, chief of the Philippine General Staff, has made it clear that the Philippines' next purpose is very clear, that is, to continuously increase its control over the Philippine-controlled islands and reefs and the surrounding sandbars.
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The Philippines began to provoke again in late March, and on the 23rd, it brought construction materials into Ren'ai Jiao, which was discovered by our coast guard and implemented high-pressure water cannon regulations. Just the day before, the Philippines actually carried out a preemptive act near Thitu Island, seizing the surrounding sandbar that is not as big as a football field.
Picture interpretation: According to the strategy of the archipelago, the Philippine personnel began to not let go of even the uninhabited sandbar, which is a further provocative move
As we can see from the picture, this place, which is not even an island, is actually a sandbar near Thitu Island, which may be longer than a standard basketball court in the past, and may not even be half a football field. Just such a sandbar, the Philippines has to seize it. By the way, Thitu Island is currently under Philippine control, which is an island actually controlled by the Philippines in the Spratly Islands, on which the Philippines has built an airport and a small wharf.
Picture interpretation: Ren'ai Jiao is not far from the sandbar where the incident occurred, and both belong to the Nansha Islands
The Philippine strategy was to occupy all the land around Thitu that could be exposed to the water, and the reason why this sandbar was empty and unbuilt was because it was too small, and there was sand underneath it, and it was impossible to build larger buildings.
But the Philippines is now a little out of control, and it is crazy to seize the uninhabited sandbar in Nansha. The Philippines' move is the latest proposed strategy, released by the Chief of the Philippine General Staff General General Brauna in January this year, and the original text pointed out that the Philippines should speed up the improvement of all Philippine-controlled islands and reefs, especially those in the exclusive economic zone, to have sovereignty.
Picture interpretation: Philippine Chief of General Staff General Brauna clearly instructed the Philippine army to implement the plan to seize uninhabited sandbanks and strengthen the construction of Philippine-controlled islands
Photo interpretation: A grounded landing ship on Second Thomas Reef
Therefore, General Brawner, chief of the Philippine General Staff, has made his words clear, and the Philippines' next purpose is very clear, that is, to continuously increase the control of the Philippine-controlled islands and reefs and the surrounding sandbars.
Judging from the current situation, the confrontation between Ren'ai Jiao and Scarborough Shoal has taken place, and now there is also a confrontation near Thitu Island, which shows that the conflict has spilled over and is expanding. Due to Thitu's proximity to Subi Reef, confrontations and confrontations between the two sides here are likely to escalate. For example, if the Philippines forcibly builds lighthouses or sentry posts on sandbanks and forms a posture of stationing personnel, it is very likely to trigger an escalation of the conflict, because we must not allow the Philippines to unilaterally provoke and extinguish it at the first stage.
Picture interpretation: A Philippine supply ship regulated by a high-pressure water cannon on March 23 with building materials on board
As for the Philippines' attempt to expand the scope of the conflict, I think this is due to the Philippines' current strategy, and Marcos now wants to further implement the archipelago strategy, not only to continue to carry out confrontation at Ren'ai Jiao, but also to establish strongholds on all Philippine-controlled Nansha islands and reefs, including sentry posts, lighthouses and other facilities, and to equip seawater desalination equipment where conditions permit, so that Philippine troops can be stationed. This article was first published exclusively by @川陀智库 and is not reproduced in any form. #文章首发挑战赛#