Preamble:
A Philippine military tank landing ship ran aground at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, an incident that attracted widespread attention. It is understood that the Philippine military said that helicopters should be used to deliver supplies to the stranded tank landing ship, and declared that the helicopters could not be stopped. However, the Philippine military was blocked by the Chinese coast guard in the process of delivering supplies to the landing ship. Although the Chinese coast guard has been open to the net of ships carrying humanitarian supplies, the Philippine military has repeatedly reinforced the grounded landing ship and continued to deliver supplies because the Philippine government unilaterally requested arbitration against China. In fact, there are difficulties and problems in resupplying helicopters, including the lack of anti-aircraft missiles for the Chinese Coast Guard, the limited payload of ship-based helicopters, and the inability of the hull to support landing. In this case, China can solve the problem of the grounded landing ship in a number of ways, and at the same time, the Philippines should also take more appropriate measures to truly solve the current dilemma.
1. Provide assistance to improve the condition of the grounded landing ship
Whether it is for China or for the Philippines, the accident of the grounded landing ship is a very headache, especially between China and the Philippines now, although there are some contradictions between the two countries, but fundamentally speaking, the two countries still hope to maintain friendly relations.
In this case, China could consider providing some help to improve the situation of the grounded landing ship, for example, by providing some technical and material support to the Philippines to alleviate the humanitarian plight faced by the grounded landing ship.
China's assistance should be agreed upon by the Philippine government, and the help provided should be truly useful and able to help the Philippines solve some practical problems.
By providing assistance, China can better project itself as a responsible major country, relieve some of the pressure on some distressed countries, and make its own contribution to the cause of peace and development of the international community.
2. Cooperate with the Philippine Government
At present, it seems that the accident of the grounding landing ship has become an opportunity for the Philippines to unilaterally file an arbitration against China, and it seems that the Philippine side has begun to use this incident to carry out some public opinion attacks and even some unfriendly actions against China.
It is obviously unwise for the Philippines to do this, because in fact, the accident of the grounded landing ship was indeed not entirely caused by China, but was the result of both sides.
There are many ways for China to resolve the issue of the grounded landing ship, but the Philippines should also take some more appropriate measures to deal with this incident, rather than simply and rudely unilaterally submitting to arbitration against China.
In solving the problem of the grounded landing ship, China can consider cooperating with the Philippine government to jointly discuss ways to solve the problem, and can set up a special working organization to carry out technical research and investigation to find out the cause of the grounding and formulate a solution.
Through cooperation, we can better resolve some contradictions between the two sides, avoid unnecessary conflicts, and enable the Philippine government to face current problems more rationally and jointly maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.
3. Multilateral cooperation in the Philippines
In the face of the problem of the grounded landing ship, the Philippines should seek more multilateral cooperation instead of simply relying on the support of some Western countries.
In the international community, the contradictions between China and some Western countries are indeed relatively obvious, but this does not mean that the Philippines can rely on these countries without scruples to deal with China.
On the contrary, the Philippines should look at the current problems more rationally, actively participate in the cooperation of the international community, including cooperation in the South China Sea, and engage in dialogue and consultation with China to jointly formulate solutions to the problems.
Only through multilateral cooperation can we better safeguard regional peace and stability and better protect our own national interests.
China will also welcome the Philippines' active participation in regional cooperation, including cooperation in the South China Sea, because only through the joint efforts of both sides can we truly solve the current problems and achieve the goal of common development and prosperity in the region.
Epilogue:
In the current complicated international situation, it is true that some regional contradictions and problems will arise, but no matter what kind of problems they are, as long as the two sides can resolve them on an equal footing and through negotiations, they will be able to find solutions.
The contradictions between China and the Philippines are no exception, and only through the joint efforts of both sides can we truly find a solution to the problem and achieve the goal of common development and prosperity.
It is hoped that in the current handling of the accident, both sides can remain calm and rational, refrain from taking some drastic actions lightly, and resolve the issue through cooperation and dialogue, so as to jointly maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.