Preface
On 30 April, the Philippines sent warships to Huangyan Dao, but the Chinese side responded strongly, and the Philippine side fled.
Unexpectedly, the friction escalated again, and the Philippine side actually came up with a trick and sent 100 civilian ships to Huangyan Island again.
In this regard, our side fought back strongly, which caught the Philippines off guard!
Scarborough Shoal incident
On April 30, two Philippine vessels appeared in the waters of the South China Sea, one was a coast guard ship and the other was a Philippine government ship.
At that time, our side detected the presence of Philippine vessels near Huangyan Dao and repeatedly dissuaded and warned them, but the Philippine side ignored our warnings and continued to sail towards Huangyan Dao.
In order to safeguard the security of the national territory, China dispatched two coast guard vessels to drive away the Philippine vessels.
The Philippine invasion of Scarborough Shoal this time was an extremely bad act, and their two boats, after seeing the coast guard ship sent by the Chinese side, still did not back down, and repeatedly tried to ram the Chinese coast guard ship.
For such a wanton behavior, we can only attack it with water cannons in accordance with laws and regulations.
Perhaps the Philippine side did not expect that our military strength was so strong that it could smash the radar on the Philippine coast guard ship with just one move, and the hull of the ship was seriously damaged, which made the Philippines frightened and fled.
After fleeing, the Philippine side, believing that it had returned to the field of security, once again issued a provocation against China, and came up with a trick of "stealing the concept", and the villains sued first.
The Philippine side openly said that the Chinese coast guard had taken dangerous actions and intercepted and harassed the vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the course of their humanitarian missions.
The statement was issued to the public, saying that the coast guard ship hit by the Chinese coast guard water cannon was particularly badly damaged, resulting in many dents in the hull, radar, roof, etc., completely scrapped, if repairs need to cost 3 million pesos.
The spokesman of our side directly and publicly stated that Huangyan Dao is China's inherent territory, and China has indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and its adjacent waters.
The Philippine side's intrusion into the waters of Scarborough Shoal without China's consent has seriously violated China's sovereignty, and the China Coast Guard was forced to take necessary measures in accordance with the law to drive away the Philippine vessel. 1
China has taken a tough stance on the Philippine side's provocations, but looking back, the Philippines' "rogue behavior" in the South China Sea has already begun to take shape in the Ren'ai Jiao incident.
2024-05-02, China News Network: Philippine ships illegally invaded Scarborough Shoal The Chinese Embassy made solemn representations
2024-04-30, Beijing News: The Chinese Coast Guard drove away Philippine vessels that intruded into the waters adjacent to Scarborough Shoal in accordance with the law
The Renji Reef Incident
Twenty-five years ago, the Philippine warship "Sierra Madre" illegally intruded into the mainland's Ren'ai Jiao and beached it on the pretext of avoiding a typhoon.
Keren'ai Jiao is an uninhabited island that belongs to Sansha City, Hainan Province, China.
In order to jointly safeguard peace and security in the South China Sea, the mainland and ASEAN countries have jointly signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Article 5 of which clearly stipulates that uninhabited islands and reefs shall remain uninhabited and without facilities.
However, the Philippine warship beached in violation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.
In response to this act, China has been urging it to remove warships, but the Philippine side has ostensibly agreed, but in fact it has been indifferent, and under repeated urging, China has maintained close contact with China during the Duterte administration in order to control the development of the situation and prevent the situation from escalating.
Therefore, out of humanitarian considerations, our side reached a "gentlemen's agreement" with the Philippine side, allowing the Philippines to provide daily necessities, such as food and water, to the personnel on the warship.
It also clearly stipulates that the Philippines shall not reinforce the warship stranded on Ren'ai Jiao, and shall not increase the number of personnel on board and cause trouble for no reason.
And when sending supplies to warships, it is necessary to inform China in advance.
This "gentlemen's agreement" has nothing to do with national sovereignty and stand, and is open.
However, just this year, the Philippine side openly denied the "gentlemen's agreement" and had no credibility.
So, who is behind the Philippines?
2024-04-28CCTV News: The Philippines, which denies the "gentlemen's agreement", has no credibility
China-US-Philippines relations
Although the Philippines is a small country, its composition is very complex.
Suffice it to say that in the Philippines, the Spaniards control the faith, the Americans control the culture, and the Chinese control the economy.
In Asia, the Philippines is truly an outlier, it is the only Asian country that believes in Catholicism, and more than 80% of Filipinos are Roman Catholics.
This is because it has experienced more than 300 years of Spanish colonization and 44 years of American colonization, leaving behind the nameless Spaniards, the American language, and countless mixed-race people.
In 1521, the Spanish explorer Magellan landed on Samar Island in the southern Philippines and declared the islands Spanish to promote Catholicism.
Even before that, there were immigrants from Sumatra who established a Muslim regime, and in the north of Luzon, there were Chinese who used to be governors, but the people on the island were all separate, and there was no unified religion and culture until the arrival of Magellan.
After Magellan went too far in Cebu and was killed by the natives, Spain sent four more expeditions, and in 1565, the Spanish navigator Lopez conquered most of the islands by force, finally declaring Manila the capital of the new colony, allowing Catholicism to spread smoothly.
However, Spain did not attach importance to this colony and forbade Filipinos to learn Spanish, and the monks colonized the Philippines for only one purpose, which was to promote Catholicism, so Filipinos did not know anything about Spanish, and only officials and nobles could use it.
It was not until 1898 that the Philippines gained independence, but in the war between the United States and Spain, the victorious United States regarded the Philippines as a treasure and even went so far as to start a war to achieve colonial rule over the Philippines.
However, the United States has put a lot of effort into the Philippines, and the Americans have completely changed the Philippine education system and introduced a large number of teachers to teach in the Philippines, so most Filipinos speak English.
After World War II, although the Philippines gained independence, the penetration of the United States could not be subsided. The United States has several large military bases in the Philippines at all times.
In 1954, after the end of the Korean War, the United States and the Philippines signed the Southeast Asia Treaty in Manila, which became a military alliance.
The "heart" colonial rule of the United States, as well as the long-term presence of American troops, made American culture completely deeply rooted in the Philippines.
The Chinese belong to the elite class in the Philippines, and it is understood that the first two richest people in the Philippines are Chinese, and several presidents have Chinese blood.
Provocation by the Philippine side
After Blinken's visit to China yielded nothing, the Philippine media "Daily Inquirer" suddenly broke a shocking news that the Atinitto Alliance organized a vicious plan among the people, saying that it was expected to gather more than 100 fishing boats to act as cover, so as to declare its "sovereignty" over the South China Sea in a high-profile manner.
And this is also an attempt to force China to fire the first shot to start a war, and our side has already seen through the Philippines' plan.
The mainland will not let such a provocation go unleashed, and will strengthen the defense force of Scarborough Shoal.
In addition, the mainland is the world's largest fishing country, with hundreds of fishermen's boats along the coast, as well as extremely advanced coast guard vessels.
2024-05-04 China Military Network: Blinken's visit to China yielded nothing, and the Philippines gathered 100 fishing boats to break into the island and forced China to shoot first?
Source: 2024-05-02, China News Network: Philippine Ships Illegally Intrude on Scarborough Shoal The Chinese Embassy made solemn representations
2024-04-30, Beijing News: The Chinese Coast Guard drove away Philippine vessels that intruded into the waters adjacent to Scarborough Shoal in accordance with the law
2024-05-04 China Military Network: Blinken's visit to China yielded nothing, and the Philippines gathered 100 fishing boats to break into the island and forced China to shoot first?