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Musk's long-awaited US-Philippine military exercises have also officially begun, and China can be said to be clear about the purpose of their exercises, which is nothing more than the Philippines wanting to express that the United States is supporting him.
According to the Philippine military, this is the largest exercise in history, which includes 5,000 Filipino personnel and 11,000 U.S. personnel.
However, just as the exercises between the two sides intensified, it was suddenly discovered that 124 Chinese ships of various types appeared in the South China Sea, among which "maritime militia ships" doubled the pressure on them.
U.S.-Philippine military exercises
The "shoulder-to-shoulder" joint military exercise led by the United States and the Philippines has kicked off, and this time the military exercise is different from the previous ones, the United States is no longer like a "national country", but directly sent tens of thousands of people to gather in the South China Sea.
According to Philippine sources, the highlight of the exercise was mainly the island-seizing exercise and the naval battle sinking exercise, and what was even more arrogant was that the target ship of the US-Philippine military exercise turned out to be a Chinese-made transport ship.
What does it mean to sink the "Chinese ship", this is nothing more than a point at China, and at the same time, judging from the divided exercise forbidden area, it is also a "show of muscles" against China, and at the same time, it is also the purpose of this military exercise to win allies.
In order to increase the momentum of this exercise, the United States even pulled the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier battle group to the South China Sea, but it had no effect.
In addition to the United States and the Philippines, some countries that like to "jump" have also emerged, such as Australian and French naval personnel, who have also sent some people to participate in the exercises.
Their common purpose is nothing more than to hedge against China's just-completed "military exercises around Taiwan", and at the same time stir up the situation in the South China Sea, contain some of China's developments, and force some neighboring countries to make choices.
Philippine President Elon Musk thinks that his side is foolproof, with the deployment of missiles by the United States, as well as India's anti-ship missiles and so many allies participating in military exercises, he seems to feel that "he really can".
He directly denied that there had been a "gentlemen's agreement" between China and the Philippines, and also ignored China's invitation to participate in the "19th Annual Meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Forum".
In the face of this situation, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, said: We resolutely oppose the US deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, and the US behavior has seriously threatened all regions and countries and seriously undermined regional peace.
At the same time, it is also hoped that the countries concerned will not lure wolves into the house, so as not to harm others and themselves. China's armed forces are closely monitoring relevant developments, will take strong and effective measures to resolutely respond to them, and will never allow them to disrupt the South China Sea.
At the same time, China has made preparations, and will prepare military exercises in the South China Sea from April 24 to 27, and has also demarcated a restricted area, and all firepower has been prepared.
In particular, at the beginning of the U.S.-Philippine military exercises, 124 mainland vessels of various kinds appeared around their exercise sites, and Philippine Navy Commodore Roy Trinidad said that the 124 ships included three Chinese Navy ships and 11 Chinese Coast Guard ships. But the biggest increase was in the "maritime militia boats", which increased from 50 in the previous two weeks to 110 this week.
This took the Philippines by surprise, and I am afraid that Marcos Jr. has begun to regret carrying out this military exercise at this time, and the appearance of so many "maritime militia ships" at the same time has made the Philippines feel panic.
However, many people do not understand why the Philippines is afraid of "maritime militia ships"?
"Sea militia ship"
In fact, the so-called "maritime militia boats" are nothing more than a term used by the Philippines and some Western countries to slander China's normal fishing activities, which came out of the mouth of the United States, hoping to create the illusion that China's fishing boats are "armed" and to gain an advantage by using public opinion pressure.
In fact, this is not a normal Chinese fisherman's boat, and it is not as outrageous as they say, but these fishing boats are full of patriotism, and what makes them even more afraid is that these fishing boats do things that ordinary people can't do.
Especially in the past, some fishermen liked to go to the Xisha sea area to fish, but when they collected the net normally, they found that there was a big thing in the net, and the fishermen did not know what it was, so they handed it over to the state.
When I took a look, I knew that this was the MK46 torpedo, which is a small anti-submarine torpedo in the world, developed by the United States during World War II, and then China conducted research on torpedoes, and then the Chinese Yu-7 anti-submarine torpedo appeared.
In 1992, an Australian submarine broke into the South China Sea area of the mainland, hoping to give the mainland a disadvantage, but unexpectedly it was made by the fishermen.
When the submarine surfaced, there were still fishing nets hanging on the propellers, and dozens of fishermen immediately stepped forward, at which time the Australian Navy walked out in embarrassment, cut the fishing nets, and left.
In 2002, the United States also suffered from fishermen, when the USS Bowditch, known as "omnipotent," entered the South China Sea at will, and the mainland warned it, but the United States ignored it.
But the Chinese fishermen were not accustomed to it, and directly taught it a lesson, and when the Bowditch reacted, the fishermen even pulled away the underwater hydrophones dropped by the United States, and the Bowditch saw that it was a fishing boat, and there was nothing they could do.
In 2016, the Bowditch did not give up and came to try, so it sent two unmanned underwater vehicles into the water, and they remotely advanced towards the inland waters of the mainland.
They thought that the mainland had nothing to do with them, but when they chose to take it back, they found that everything was gone, and at a glance, it turned out that the Chinese fishermen had directly fished them for free and taken them away.
The Bowditch did not give up and hurriedly put pressure on the Chinese fishing boats, but the Chinese fishermen ignored him at all and were bent on handing over the salvaged things, so the Bowditch could only watch the things being taken away.
There were even days when Japan forcibly expelled mainland fishing boats from the Diaoyu Islands, but Chinese fishing boats ignored why they couldn't fish on Chinese territory.
Seeing this, Japan was annoyed and angry, and directly chose to ram the fishing boat, and the Chinese fishermen were not afraid, after being hit, they directly chose to fight back, and finally the Japanese fishing boat was damaged, but Japan still forcibly detained the Chinese fishermen, and finally under pressure, Japan had to release the Chinese fishermen.
These behaviors cause them to be afraid of seeing Chinese fishing boats, and they are more helpless, because you can't fight, you can be reasonable, and the fishermen can ignore you, which makes them anxious.
Therefore, China's fishermen and fishing boats are the pride of China's maritime people, the foundation of people's livelihood at sea, and part of China's maritime defense.
At the same time, their presence in the vicinity of the US-Philippine exercises shows that they are not afraid of military exercises, nor will they hinder them from conducting military exercises, provided that they respect China's maritime rights, abide by China's maritime laws and regulations, and coexist peacefully.
epilogue
China is a big country with a long history and a deep sense of national pride and self-confidence. It is this strong cultural background that makes the Chinese people more determined and united in the face of external threats.
To be clear, no matter how the direction changes, China will always stand on the side of peace and promote the common development of the world, especially for China's unshakable determination to persist in defending the territory of the motherland.
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