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It seems that sometimes a proper display of strength can indeed help some people recognize the reality, and a recent naval and air combat patrol of the People's Liberation Army in the South China Sea can be regarded as a little sobering up the mind of Marcos Jr. in the Philippines.
In the past, he also engaged in four-nation joint military exercises with the United States, Japan, and Australia, and had the intention of using the power of the United States to coerce the mainland, but after our side took a countermeasure, his tone changed in an instant, and he even took the initiative to express his desire for dialogue. [Listen to the song]
01 Confrontation in the South China Sea
Recently, the situation in the South China Sea can be said to be quite unstable, especially in the waters near Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippine side has repeatedly intruded into the territorial waters of the mainland and harassed and provoked our law enforcement vessels.
This place is the inherent territory of the mainland, but in the early years, the Philippines secretly planted a broken ship here and built it into its own "military base", intending to infringe on the sovereignty of the mainland.
However, when our side took countermeasures, it was also beaten up by the other side, which means that the mainland "bullies the small with the big." Even if it comes up with evidence that it was the first to provoke, it still "has a dead duck's hard mouth" and refuses to admit it.
The Philippine side even moved out of the support of the United States, and began to clamor wildly at the mainland on the basis of the so-called "Joint Defense Treaty" behind it, with the great intention of expanding the conflict.
Of course, there is a high probability that there is also a US side behind this, after all, the other side's idea of wanting to make trouble against the mainland or in the surrounding areas is almost universally known, including the emergence of the Ren'ai Jiao issue this time.
Long ago, the United States announced that it would conduct a joint military exercise with the Philippines, Japan, and Australia, and the location was in the waters near the South China Sea, from which the naked threat and provocation of the other side could be felt.
Before the exercise, the United States directly transferred tens of thousands of US troops and several warships to strengthen its momentum, and even vaguely felt that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, and there was an atmosphere of direct confrontation with the PLA.
What is even more speechless is that the time of the "four-nation exercise" is set for April 7, and the United States has taken the initiative to show goodwill before that, coinciding with Treasury Secretary Yellen's visit to China, but this side is provoking the mainland, and they don't know that there is some "schizophrenia".
However, since the other side intends to provoke trouble, the mainland naturally cannot be afraid of it, so after the other side announced that it would conduct a joint exercise, the mainland also took its own countermeasures, saying that it would hold naval and air combat patrols at the same time.
02 ended in a hurry
If we say how arrogant the Philippines and other countries were in the early stage, then how hasty this four-nation exercise was, and the exercise only dared to be within the territorial waters of the Philippines, and the momentum was not as big as before, and even a little cringe.
First of all, although this exercise is said to be normal training on the surface, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these four countries are here to threaten our "Ren'ai Jiao" area.
However, the whole exercise was not to mention provocative, and even the whole exercise was concentrated in the waters of the Philippines, and the four countries combined only had five warships, and it lasted less than 24 hours before it was hastily ended.
Such a situation can be said to surprise people, because it is completely different from the style of the former United States, and not only does it not achieve the so-called threatening intent, but it will even attract ridicule from many people.
As a matter of fact, it can be seen from this exercise that the United States does not want to confront our side at all, and even Japan and Australia have their own agendas.
According to the survey, the United States dispatched only one littoral combat ship, an Australian frigate, a Japanese destroyer, and the Philippines two cruisers.
At the same time, our side dispatched a lineup of fighters and warships to conduct a joint naval and air combat patrol, and it did not end in a hurry like the United States, but continued to train its combat capability throughout the day.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people in the United States and the Philippines, the mainland's strength is still stuck in a few decades ago, and a few ships can exert pressure, but as everyone knows, it is no longer the same as in the past, and the maintenance of sovereignty is the bottom line of the mainland that cannot be discussed.
There have been more than one such incidents of loud thunder and little rain, and the United States had long claimed that it was going to hold the "largest exercise in 10 years" with Japan and South Korea, but in the end, it only lasted five hours and fled in a hurry.
The more this happens, the more it appears that the United States is not as powerful as it once was, and the threats are becoming more and more like a joke, and not only do we think so, but so do his allies.
Therefore, after seeing this scene, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s tone changed instantly, and he directly expressed his desire to have a dialogue with China in a recent interview.
03 Tone change
In fact, it is not to blame that he would do this, after all, this exercise did expose a huge problem, that is, the United States will not necessarily help them, and even if they do, they may not have that strength.
And we can also see that countries such as Japan and Australia only play a role in helping the Philippines, and it is quite reluctant to let them play for each other.
Therefore, various reasons may have let Marcos Jr. know: The current situation may not be as good as he thought, and it may be a means to properly express his admonition and call the mainland to hope that they can communicate.
After all, without the strong support of the United States, directly provoking the nearest major country will only be worse for the Philippines, and perhaps this is why his tone will change.
Of course, we still have to be vigilant, after all, whether it is Europe and the United States, the Philippines or Japan, there are too many examples of people who want to hold peace talks on the surface, but in fact they are still secretly doing things.
We can see that Marcos Jr. said what he wanted to communicate, but whether he had this sincerity or not is unknown, because throughout the interview, he still cites the mistakes he made in the past.
The reason why it is said that it really wants to communicate, or whether it is to make a fuss about it through communication, or to stabilize the mainland, and whether it is simply the final hype that "China is unwilling to communicate", these are all things that have a high probability of happening.
In fact, when this "four-nation exercise" became a joke, it had already shown the Philippines that the United States did not have the ability, or the idea to dare to directly confront China, and at the same time, it was also nakedly shown to Japan, South Korea and other countries.
But the reality is that these countries may not have the right to make their own choices, and for the United States, they may just be pawns to contain China, and it may not be so simple to get on the thief ship and want to get down.
And the previous clamor for the mainland and the constant provocation of our sovereignty will naturally have to bear the corresponding price, which cannot be easily resolved by saying that you want to communicate.
Sources of information:
[1] Huanqiu.com - The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Organizes Naval and Air Combat Patrols in the South China Sea Expert: It is not excluded to deter foreign forces with targeted and targeted measures
[2] Strait Shinkansen - Prepare for the South China Sea! The Southern Theater launched naval and air combat patrols, and the four military exercises of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines put pressure on China, but the PLA ridiculed: Everyone is here, let's go together!
[3] Strait Network - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Marcos said he hopes the US-Japan-Australia-Philippines military exercises will reduce confrontation in the South China Sea, calling on China for dialogue