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Since April, there has been more and more news about the exercises of the United States, the Philippines, Japan and Australia, and on April 7, this long-publicized four-nation military exercise was finally held in the South China Sea.
After all, the actual intention is to "bluff people," and how can it be done without making a big deal, but there is such a major matter in the South China Sea, and of course the PLA is indispensable.
In order to protect the security of China's territorial waters, the Southern Theater directly dispatched fighter planes and fleets to conduct patrols and exercises.
On the second day of the exercise, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos gave an interview, in which he changed his previous arrogant attitude and instead hoped to reduce confrontation in the South China Sea and engage in dialogue with China, even showing his chips and cards.
So what kind of troops did the Southern Theater dispatch that could make the Philippines wake up in an instant? What are the bargaining chips that Marcos is talking about?
The Philippines has a long history of arrogance
In fact, not only this four-nation military exercise, the Philippines' attitude towards China has always been very ordinary, which seems to have become a common practice in the Philippines for a long time.
In March, the Philippines had repeatedly intruded into the South China Sea of the mainland, and it was only the most familiar area of Ren'ai Jiao, and the Philippines came twice in just one month, and each time the attitude was very tough.
Relying on the ship that ran aground on Ren'ai Jiao, the Philippines finally found an excuse, often intruding into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland under the banner of sending supplies to the ship.
Moreover, in the face of China's tolerance, the Philippines has repeatedly challenged the mainland's bottom line, and its attitude has become more and more arrogant, and it has become the norm to ignore the warnings of the Chinese coast guard.
The Chinese coast guard also directly showed up the high-pressure water cannon to defend itself, but it didn't think that the Philippine ship was too fragile, just by touching the water gun, the windshield of the ship was directly shattered.
Almost every illegal invasion of the Philippines will end with the villain suing first, which is really not interesting to be honest, and now the Philippines has finally changed, and has switched to the four-nation joint military exercise to support the scene.
In the final analysis, the purpose of the joint military exercises held by the United States, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia is very clear, and they have no other ideas, they just want to support the scene, and they deliberately staged a show in the South China Sea for others to see.
Needless to say, even those who don't often follow international events will know that the relationship between these four countries is complicated, but from the perspective of "unanimous external relations", the whole situation is instantly clear.
It can be seen that this four-nation military exercise is not just a military exercise, and the small calculations in the hearts of these four countries are far more complex than imagined, and their influence and significance are significant.
However, the attitude of these four countries towards this military exercise is intriguing, although the whole military exercise scene is very grand, but after all, the military forces of the four countries have been gathered, if the military exercise scene is not pompous enough, it is really contrary to common sense.
Under such a high-pressure situation in the South China Sea, the PLA certainly cannot sit idly by and "join in" soon.
中国根本不惯着
Taking 10,000 steps back, in fact, the military exercises of the United States, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia did not directly affect China, so many people will feel that the exercises are just exercises, and anyway, it has nothing to do with China, and there is no need for China to sit in the right seats.
In addition, the relationship between these four countries is already good, and there are already many similar military exercises, and there is no problem with the whole exercise on the surface, but the location of this military exercise is really a bit awkward.
The distance between this military exercise and China is very close, and the official location is set in the area near the South China Sea, so it is really difficult to wash, and it is very likely that it is aimed at China.
After all, the mainland still has a large area of territory and territorial waters in the South China Sea, and the four-nation military exercise is obviously a bit unfriendly to China.
Therefore, at the beginning of the four-nation military exercise, almost at the same time, the Southern Theater quickly issued an order, dispatched a large number of navy and air force, plus a large number of fighter planes and ship formations, and the entire battle was no less than the four-nation military exercise.
Like the other four countries, the Southern Theater has also placed these naval and air forces in the South China Sea and carried out a series of actions such as patrol exercises nearby, always keeping a close eye on the movements of the four countries' military exercises and safeguarding the sovereignty and security of the mainland.
Originally, the United States, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia wanted to take this opportunity to find some ground in the South China Sea, but after the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the southern theater of the mainland "attacked," the Philippines and other countries finally saw the reality clearly.
On April 8, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos took the lead in an interview with reporters, in which Marcos's attitude towards China made a 180-degree turn, and there was no longer the previous unreasonable trouble, nor the usual arrogance.
Instead, he spoke in a very gentle tone, and Marcos's attitude was very sincere, and he did not make unreasonable demands on China as soon as he opened his mouth, but only called on China to have a positive dialogue with China.
Originally, Marcos may have naively thought that the United States, Japan, Australia and other countries could support him, and the purpose of the four-nation military exercise was to this end, but China was not afraid at all.
These four countries are conducting exercises in the South China Sea, and China is conducting exercises on its own territory in the South China Sea, and the straightforwardness of the Southern Theater really frightened Marcos, and he had to come up with such a method of peace talks with China as a last resort.
epilogue
I have to say that this four-nation military exercise really made the Philippines feel a little messed up, and after the "attack" in the southern theater, Philippine President Marcos had no choice but to take a step back, hoping to hold peace talks with China.
In the end, the result of the Philippines can be said to be completely contrary to the original purpose, combined with the Philippine provocation in the South China Sea in March, it can be understood that this exercise is actually Marcos's hole card.
It's a pity that the plan was disrupted by the sudden "sortie" of the southern theater and did not achieve the desired result, which is enough to show that the Philippines is nothing more than a paper tiger with foreign power and middle strength, and without the support of the United States and Western countries, it will be exposed in its original form.
But in any case, after all, the Philippines has corrected its attitude and has taken the initiative to propose peace talks with China, which is really rare, as long as Marcos is not playing tricks, then I believe that China will also ignore the past suspicions, and the final result of this matter depends on the attitude of the Philippine side!
Information sources:
The U.S., Australia, Japan, and the Philippines show off "consistency" in naval exercises Global Times
For the first time, Japan, the United States, Australia, and the Philippines conducted joint military exercises in the South China Sea at this special point in time
Southern Theater: Organize naval and air forces to carry out drills and training activities such as fighter patrols and vigilance in the South China Sea The Beijing News
The spokesman of the Southern Theater of Operations issued a statement on China Youth Network
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Marcos claimed that he hoped that the military exercises of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines would reduce confrontation in the South China Sea, and called on China to engage in dialogue