"Lake Carilaya".
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According to Philippine media reports, the Philippines will start military exercises with the United States, Australia, France and other countries on April 22 local time.
The military exercise will last more than 10 days, and the location of the exercise is in Philippine territorial waters, according to a Philippine army colonel said in public.
"The exercise will simulate the recapture of islands occupied by hostile forces. To this, the colonel also added, saying that "the military exercises will not be aimed at any country." ”
But what did the Philippines do? First of all, it designated the long-decommissioned supply ship "Lake Carilaya" as the object of a simulated shipwreck.
It was the only Chinese-made warship in the Philippines that would be used as a "target" and was sunk during the joint exercise.
When the Philippine officials released the details, they also deliberately declared that this was not intentional, is this really the case?
Again, the gaze is confused, and the words are nonsense
To put it bluntly, the opinions and opinions expressed by the Philippines in public are becoming less and less like what a normal country should be.
Full of radicalism, where there are often logical conflicts before and after, many netizens said that the Philippine Army colonel's "unintentional action" made people feel that "there is no silver three hundred taels here".
The Philippines has so many retired warships that any one of them can be the target of a sinking exercise.
However, this "Carilaya Lake" obviously has a unique significance, not to mention that this is the only Chinese-made warship owned by the Philippines.
It is also the first supply ship owned by the Philippine Navy and has made many contributions during its many years of service.
Let me ask you, which country would target the sinking of its own country's heroic warship in a joint exercise with a foreign country?
Recently, the Philippines has repeatedly provoked China in the South China Sea, and has repeatedly sent personnel to linger at the junction of territorial waters, deliberately intensifying tensions.
It is impossible for the Philippine side not to consider what the results of this exercise on the mainland will be.
In this regard, the spokesperson of the mainland Ministry of Foreign Affairs clearly mentioned at a press conference on April 17 that "foreign countries will be enlisted to show off force and provoke confrontation in the South China Sea." ”
The consequence of such an action would be to "exacerbate tensions and destabilize the region," and the Philippines seems to be much more than that.
Audacious, wanton violation of international treaties, contempt for the world
According to the U.S. Army Pacific, the U.S. will deploy an "intermediate-range missile launch system" on the Philippine island of Luzon.
It is self-evident what the United States means by this move, and it is undoubtedly a powerful medicine for the Philippines, which is still a little hesitant at present.
Once the missile reunification is successfully deployed, the United States' control over the Asia-Pacific region will be very markedly enhanced.
Therefore, although the US forces were able to infiltrate Southeast Asia, they have never set off too much storm, and once the "medium-range missiles" are deployed in the Philippines, the situation will obviously be different.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said: "This move by the US side has exacerbated tensions in the region and increased the risk of miscalculation and misunderstanding." ”
According to the analysis of relevant personnel, the US deployment in the Philippines is likely to be just a test, and if the reaction of neighboring countries is not fierce, then the next deployment is likely to be fatal.
In February 2024, the United States and the Philippines reached a series of agreements, and the United States has a total of nine military bases in the Philippines, mostly concentrated on the island of Luzon.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's attitude toward the United States has always been relatively cold, resulting in little activity at these military bases a few years ago.
The current President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, on the other hand, has had an unusually close relationship with the United States since he took office.
And these military bases, which had little movement in the early years, have become active one after another, you know, the Philippine island of Luzon and Taiwan are in fact across the sea.
According to analysis, in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, the United States is likely to establish ties with Taiwan through the Philippines.
The mainland does not seem to be surprised at all by the Philippines' various behaviors.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian directly pointed out that the Philippines should clearly cater to the consequences of the United States, calling it "picking the chestnut from the fire" and "not going further and further down the wrong path."
Clear-eyed people know how serious the Philippine government's behavior is now, and many Filipino netizens have also expressed their dissatisfaction with this.
After all, the Philippines has now begun to blatantly purge itself.
First, he denied former President Duterte's policies, and some government officials began to charge Duterte with various crimes, trying to hit him directly.
Now, it is even more like learning from the previous behavior of the United States, targeting mainland students in the Philippines and publicizing that mainland students have had an impact on the national security of the Philippines.
And this remark does not seem to be just a joke, but to ask the House of Representatives to investigate mainland students, of course, the congressman is also very "sincere" to say that he does not oppose foreign students.
What is the purpose of the non-stop hype in many aspects?
The Philippines' behavior is clearly hyping up some issues that were originally irrelevant to the political level, and the United States in the past was fond of using such despicable methods.
The main purpose of this method is to discredit other countries, and then deliberately create one or two bad incidents that are completely in line with what politicians say, and arouse public anger.
The mainland embassy in the Philippines warned the Philippines not to incite feelings of suspicion and hatred of China, and the so-called "threat to national security" has no basis at all.
And the embassy also mentioned that "many Filipino people of insight believe that McCarthyism will be resurrected in the Philippines if it continues like this." ”
Such a warning can be said to be very severe, and it also reflects that the people in the Philippines do not agree with the government's actions.
It is likely that the Philippines itself can't stand Marcos's clumsy acting skills.
Marcos is really fond of portraying the Philippines as the injured party, and has repeatedly portrayed countries with which the Philippines is at odds with him as a bully.
For example, recently, Marcos has repeatedly mentioned in public the "gentlemen's agreement" signed by former President Duterte and the mainland.
As if he really didn't know the contents of the "gentleman's agreement" at all, he said that he "had a few doubts", "I don't know what the specific content of the agreement was", and "why the agreement was signed".
But in fact, the content of the gentlemen's agreement has never been hidden, it has always been public, and moreover, it was the Philippines that took the initiative to find the mainland to sign the agreement.
Marcos could have done a myriad of ways to really know what it was about.
Therefore, the mainland embassy in the Philippines is not accustomed to Marcos at all, and directly pointed out that after the signing of the gentlemen's agreement, the South China Sea was calm.
As soon as Marcos took office, we continued to actively share common problems, but the current Philippine government did not show sincerity but still provoked and unilaterally abandoned the treaty.
He even took out the South China Sea arbitration case in the early years again, wanting to make a big fuss in this regard, and then use it to provoke trouble in the South China Sea again.
For the Philippines, such a thing is thankless, otherwise many former Philippine presidents would not have publicly denied the outcome of the South China Sea arbitration.
Duterte said at the time that the outcome of the South China Sea arbitration case was "a piece of waste paper" that made no sense, and senior Philippine military generals held similar views.
Now that the Philippine government has once again brought out the South China Sea arbitration case, it is completely impossible to implement the above results, but it is still possible to use it to confuse the public.
What's more, this is very much in line with Marcos's usual style.
Started a visit to Southeast Asian countries and worked to maintain stability and order
On April 18, Wang Yi completed a meeting with the Indonesian Foreign Minister, and the two sides discussed a series of issues such as trade and peaceful exchanges.
And there is a lot of consensus, and Indonesia obviously represents not only itself, but also the entire Southeast Asia's demand for peace.
Obviously, the countries of Southeast Asia do not want the current stable situation and order to be broken by some external forces.
In today's world, only scientific and technological strength and economic development can better enhance national strength, and almost all countries understand this.
Therefore, the relationship between countries is particularly important, and once there is a problem in the relationship between countries, there will also be problems in the economy and trade.
Obviously, many problems can be avoided, and it is best for everyone to develop together.
It is not difficult for us to find that in the era of peaceful development, the people of all countries are often very happy, and there are rarely too many contradictions.
But as soon as a local conflict or war arises, it will lead to turmoil in the entire world economy, and the price of something will start to soar.
In addition, some countries often begin to maliciously sanction other countries in order to make war profits, so that many people, whether they are the target of sanctions or the party that takes the initiative to sanction, will live a hard life.
The resurgence of "McCarthy" doctrine mentioned by the spokesman of the mainland embassy in the Philippines is not groundless, but is indeed possible according to the practice of certain diehards in the Philippines.
epilogue
The mainland has given enough face to the Philippines, and now it seems that the warning to the Philippines is becoming more and more severe, and I hope that the Philippine government can face history squarely and not always follow some "crooked and evil ways."
Cooperation with the United States is not much different, if not more so, than with the tiger. The Philippines should develop its domestic economy honestly.
The "resurrection" of other countries' military bases within their own borders is not necessarily a good thing.
Judging from the many achievements of former President Rodrigo Duterte, it is not impossible for the Philippines to achieve good development, and the Philippines should return to the right track as soon as possible to maintain the hard-won peace in the South China Sea.
Resources:
1. Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Philippines 2024-04-19Remarks by the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines
2.Huanqiu.com2024-04-19 Regarding the report that the US-Philippine military exercise will sink a "Chinese-made" warship, the Philippine military claims that it is "not intentional".
3. Guangzhou Daily2024-04-18 report on the "secret agreement" reached between the previous Philippine government and the Chinese side?
4. National Business Daily 2024-04-18 On the deployment of medium-range missiles by the US military in the Philippines, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: a report of serious concern