Marcos of the Philippines did not go in vain to the United States. met with Biden and Fumio Kishida, and the three countries jointly made a statement, which ultimately meant to support the Philippines. In addition to helping the Philippines build ports and railways, the three countries specifically stated that they would "continue to support the capacity building of the Philippine Coast Guard" and "promote defense cooperation" by holding naval exercises and other means. As soon as the words fell, the US military made a big move, they wanted to deploy medium-range missiles in the Philippines. #美军在菲律宾部署中程导弹意欲何为#
On April 15, the official website of the U.S. Army Pacific suddenly released a message that said that the U.S. Army's 1st Multi-Domain Task Force had deployed the "Typhon" missile system in northern Luzon, Philippines. According to known information, Typhon is equipped with a 4-cell MK41 vertical launch system that can fire the Standard 6 and the Tactical Tomahawk, the Standard 6 range is 240 km, and the tactical Tomahawk is 1800 km. Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines, and the country's capital, Manila, is also on the island, so the U.S. military directly described the deployment as "milestone". The US media even singled out in one sentence that in this position, the US military's medium-range missile system can not only cover the Luzon Strait, but also reach key passages and disputed territories in the South China Sea. The Japanese media "Asahi Shimbun" exaggerated, saying that this would have a "deterrent" effect on China. Generally speaking, it is nothing more than the collusion of the United States, Japan and the Philippines to stir up the situation in the South China Sea.
At the trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines, they continued to smear and attack China on maritime issues. With a copy of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, Marcos kept saying that if the Philippine army died, the U.S. military would intervene. Using chicken feathers as arrows, Marcos's talisman is nothing more than a variety of inducements carried out by the United States to use the Philippines as a bridgehead. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bluntly said that the South China Sea was originally very calm, but the Americans came, which made it full of quarrels. In addition, since the Philippine education system and political system are all copied from the United States, most Filipinos, especially Marcos, are more pro-American. But in fact, China is the country that has a closer trade relationship with the Philippines, and this trade relationship is also closely related to the livelihood of the Philippines. Marcos was ashamed to say that the US-Japan-Philippines cooperation project will not affect China's investment in the Philippines.
In the face of the embarrassment of the United States and the Philippines, we are not used to it. Less than 24 hours after the U.S. military released the news, China also announced two bombshell news.
First, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea upon invitation, and China will maintain a strong momentum of development in its relations with the three countries. Prior to this, China and Vietnam also signed a memorandum of understanding, and a hotline connecting China's southern theater of operations and the Vietnamese Navy was set up, and the strategic mutual trust between the two militaries will be raised to a new height.
Second, during a meeting with Rojo, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Chinese side stressed that it will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending its sovereignty, independence and national dignity, and resolutely oppose interference in Cuba's internal affairs by external forces. In addition, China will continue to provide assistance to Cuba to the best of its ability and support the building and development of the Cuban armed forces. Right at the doorstep of the United States, Cuba's struggle against the United States was not a day or two, and the Cuban Missile Crisis before showed the United States what it means to be barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. Not to mention, last year Cuba and Russia reached a consensus in the fields of military technology, transport, industry and investment. If the United States wants to add to China's blockage, don't blame us for "giving back to the other in the other way."
China has long been prepared to respond to all provocations by the Philippines, and we are fully aware of all military activities that disrupt the South China Sea and create hot spots. If the Philippines wants to move forward and continue to kick its nose in the face, then it is necessary to let them see our determination to safeguard national sovereignty.