On the morning of 30 April, the Philippine Coast Guard vessel Bagacay (port number 4410) and the Philippine Fisheries and Fisheries Bureau official vessel Datu Bankaw (board number 3004) traveled from the southeast in an attempt to approach China's Huangyan Dao! In response to this, a number of Chinese coast guard vessels led a number of maritime militia fishing boats set up multiple lines of defense at the entrance of Huangyan Island to intercept Philippine vessels.
At about 9:00 a.m., the Philippine Coast Guard ship BAGACAY suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the entrance of the reef plate of Scarborough Shoal alone, trying to force its way into Scarborough Shoal and cause trouble. At this time, our coast guard boats and militia fishing boats immediately pressed closely. According to the announcement of the Philippine Coast Guard at noon today, when the Philippine Coast Guard ship was about 12 nautical miles away from the entrance of Scarborough Shoal, the Chinese Coast Guard ship 3305 began to fire high-pressure water cannons, directly hitting the Philippine Coast Guard ship, and then the Chinese Coast Guard ship 5303 had a close confrontation with the Philippine Coast Guard ship.
After forcing back the Philippine Coast Guard ship for the first time, at about 9:50 a.m., the Philippine Coast Guard ship continued to force its way into China's Huangyan Island defense line despite the interception of water cannons fired by our coast guard ship. When the Philippine Coast Guard ship rushed to about 1,600 meters east-southeast of Scarborough Shoal, China Coast Guard 3105 and 5303 came from two directions at the same time, firing high-pressure water cannons at the same time, causing damage to the railings and canopy of the Philippine coast guard ship.
Finally, under the powerful water cannon strikes of several Chinese coast guard ships, the Philippine coast guard ship BAGACAY (4410) has now returned to the area. Subsequently, the China Coast Guard issued a proclamation announcing that it had successfully expelled two Philippine ships from Scarborough Shoal! This marked another defeat by the mainland coast guard in the South China Sea.
This is the first time in more than a year that a Chinese coast guard ship has used water cannons to directly hit a Philippine coast guard ship! Previously, we had generally only hit Philippine supply ships, but not coast guard ships. This time, the Chinese coast guard ship used water cannons to hit the Philippine coast guard ship and the Philippine fishery administration ship hard, aiming at the Philippine ship's radar system, electronic warfare system, power system, and cabin glass position. Let the Philippine Coast Guard break in every time, and it will have to break the bank, break the money, and hurt the flesh.
At present, there has been no information on the Philippine side whether any people have been injured, and this water cannon strike and ramming operation is also the most fierce confrontation between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels in the past year or so! The Philippines is now conducting a joint "shoulder-to-shoulder" exercise with the United States, Japan, and France.
It is reported that this time, the Philippines brought at least 20 media reporters, including the United States and Japanese media, just to break into the waters of Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine authorities feel that the more journalists they follow, the more ruthless they will be, the more they will be able to win the sympathy of the country and society, and the more we will be able to throw us into the trap. We can't get used to their stinky problem, and whoever brings the camera and the reporter is justified.
The current Philippines just wants to make China shoot the first shot by touching porcelain, but China will not fall for this. The Philippines even wanted to cause casualties among its own personnel by touching porcelain, triggering the "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" and pulling the Americans down, but it was useless, and now the whole world knows that the United States will not dare to end anywhere. The Philippines is gradually heading towards madness, and China's restraint has a bottom line.