On the Philippine side, this time it really brought the ugly face of "beating a rake" to the extreme.
Previously, the Philippine side has repeatedly denied that there is any "gentleman's agreement" with China, and even more denied that it has reached a new model with China on Ren'ai Jiao.
But this time, the Chinese Foreign Ministry directly threw out empirical evidence.
There are more than just audio recordings to prove that China and the Philippines have reached a series of agreements.
At the same time, there are also written proofs and other empirical evidence.
Moreover, in the information released by the Chinese side this time, there is also a specific time and a list of personnel from the Philippines.
It can be said that the time, place, and personnel are all given.
In the face of such irrefutable evidence, the Philippines should admit the facts and the existence of relevant agreements between China and the Philippines on the South China Sea issue.
But what is the truth?
In the face of the evidence thrown out by the Chinese side, the Philippines flatly denied it.
Even the Philippines has even beaten back and slandered China.
What's going on?
Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro claimed that "no one in the Philippine government has been authorized to enter into or commit to any kind of agreement or arrangement, let alone President Marcos, who has not signed an informal agreement."
At the same time, Philippine National Security Adviser Año said that "the 'new supply model' on Ren'ai Jiao is completely made up by China, and the Philippines and China have not reached any agreement on the Ren'ai Jiao issue."
In addition to denials, the Philippines also stressed that the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has "repeatedly planned and disseminated disinformation, misinformation, and malicious information" with the aim of sowing discord, division, and disunity. The Philippine National Security Council also said it demanded that Chinese diplomats be deported because they had engaged in what it called "malicious disinformation activities," violating local laws and diplomatic agreements.
This is not the first time that the Philippines has proposed to expel Chinese diplomats, as it also clamored for the expulsion of Chinese diplomats in December. At that time, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, and listed him as "persona non grata."
Half a year later, the Philippines again proposed to expel Chinese diplomats, and it can be said that this attitude has been very clear.
It is an attempt to escalate the situation in the South China Sea and an attempt to intensify the contradictions in the South China Sea.
In the face of this attitude of the Philippine side, China demands that the Philippine side earnestly ensure that Chinese diplomats perform their duties normally, stop violating rights and provocations, refrain from denying facts, refraining from reckless actions, and refraining from shooting themselves in the foot.
After all, the Philippines is China's close neighbor, and China does not want a war or conflict in the South China Sea, let alone the United States.
Therefore, the Chinese side is still calmly communicating with the Philippines.
But communication is communication, which does not mean that China does not have a temper.
In the face of repeated provocations by the Philippines in the South China Sea, the China Coast Guard is taking concrete actions to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.