In the presence of various high-level ASEAN officials, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong made three serious remarks about the actions of the United States and the Philippines, and 24 hours later, dozens of Chinese ships gathered at Sembin Reef, and the Philippines sensed that the situation was not good.
Recently, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong led a delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia, to participate in the 13th China-ASEAN Senior Officials' Consultation.
In addition, the ASEAN side also attaches great importance to this meeting with the Chinese side. The meeting was co-chaired by Sun Weidong and the Senior ASEAN Affairs Officer-designate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, Chindidae, and was also attended by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN and senior officials of ASEAN member states.
During the meeting, Sun Weidong not only met with ASEAN Secretary-General Gao Jinhong, but also held bilateral talks with officials from a number of ASEAN countries, including Philippine Deputy Foreign Minister Zalaro. You must know that at a time of tension between China and the Philippines, the meeting between the deputy foreign ministers of China and the Philippines is also a rare high-level dialogue between China and the Philippines in the near future.
However, the talks obviously did not achieve much results, the Chinese side did not report on the matter, and the Philippine side did not mention the matter too much, and Lazaro only posted a few photos of the scene on his social account. However, regarding the recent moves of the United States and the Philippines in the South China Sea, Sun Weidong raised three serious questions in a row in front of ASEAN.
It has been learned that when asked by a reporter whether the Chinese side would express its stance on the US deployment of the intermediate-range missile system in the Philippines during the consultations, Sun Weidong stressed that the US move has seriously threatened the security of regional countries, seriously undermined regional stability and peace, and seriously reversed the clock in history.
At the same time, Sun Weidong also said that China firmly opposes the practice of treating regional countries as hegemons and proxies, and supports ASEAN in strengthening its strategic autonomy and firmly safeguarding regional peace and stability. You know, last month, the United States transported the "Typhon" intermediate-range missile launch system to the Philippines across 8,000 miles, and deployed the system to the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines.
This is also the first time that the United States has deployed a missile system with "medium-range strike capability" in the Philippines, and the news immediately sparked heated discussions. The United States and the Philippines not only increased the hype and publicity of the matter, but also claimed that the move was a "milestone" for the United States and the Philippines. However, China strongly opposes this.
After all, the deployment of the US medium-range missile system on Luzon Island not only includes the entire Luzon Strait within its strike range, but also includes China's various bases and coasts in the South China Sea. Moreover, it will also pose a serious threat to the security of regional countries.
Therefore, this time, Sun Weidong will make clear China's attitude on this matter in front of the high-level leaders of ASEAN. On the one hand, it is a warning against the provocative behavior of the United States and the Philippines, and on the other hand, it is a reminder that ASEAN countries should pay attention to this situation and be more united to resist external interference.
It is worth mentioning that less than 24 hours after Sun Weidong finished talking with the ASEAN high-level, the Philippines found that the situation was not good. It is reported that in the past two days, Marcos Jr.'s office issued a statement on China's latest movements, which mentioned that the Philippine Coast Guard has found dozens of Chinese ships and ships gathered near Xianbin Reef in recent days, including research ships and PLA Navy ships.
The Philippine side said that the situation was "shocking" and that it was China's "land reclamation" activity at Sembin Reef. As a result, several ships were also sent to take turns to monitor China's movements at Xianbin Reef. Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Tariera even stressed that the Philippines would maintain a "long-term presence" at Xembin Reef.
Obviously, the Philippines has reached a state where the situation in the South China Sea is full of soldiers. But Xianbin Jiao is China's territory, and it is not the Philippines' turn to dictate any project that China has to carry out in the waters. Now that the audio recording of the Second Thomas Shoal issue has been made public, the hypocritical face of the Philippines has been exposed to the public.
Ren'ai Jiao, Scarborough Shoal, and Xianbin Jiao are all inherent territory of China, and the more provocative actions the Philippines makes, the more China will further strengthen its jurisdiction over the South China Sea. No matter what the Philippines does, it will not be able to change the fact that the South China Sea belongs to China.
Therefore, what the Philippines is doing now is nothing but a waste of effort, and not reining in the precipice will only bring more backlash to itself.
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