The Philippines began a farce on May 15, when information from so-called "non-governmental organizations" in the Philippines showed that the Philippines' "100-ship march" to Scarborough Shoal had come to an end because it had demonstrated its claim to sovereignty. According to the AIS signal data of the ship's news, the patrol ship of the Philippine Coast Guard has encountered the Chinese coast guard 100 kilometers from Scarborough Shoal, and it is obvious that the so-called "100 ships marching" in the Philippines are also in the nearby waters. In fact, the Chinese coast guard was already waiting for the challenge of 100 Philippine ships outside the nine-dash line on May 15.
The Philippines dares to openly launch provocations because it boasts the support of the United States, because the actions of the US Navy with the aircraft carrier CVN 71 Roosevelt have already illustrated the essence of the American paper tiger. According to information disclosed by foreign media, the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier of the US Navy arrived at Changi Port in Singapore on May 16 and docked in Singapore again, after the Roosevelt had been repaired in Singapore. When the US Navy aircraft carrier left the South China Sea, it was obvious that the Philippines was put on a sidelines, and the Philippines was originally going to provoke with 100 ships, but the US Navy aircraft carrier hid directly in Singapore, so as to avoid intervening in a new crisis.
Now it seems that the Philippine ships have stopped provoking because without the support of the United States, which was aggressive before, and in addition to the combat deployment of aircraft carriers, there were also provocations by missile destroyers in the Xisha waters. As a matter of fact, the US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt was originally operating near Scarborough Shoal, and when the Philippines announced that it would use 100 ships to declare its "sovereignty," the US Navy aircraft carrier was already far away, highlighting the United States' intention to ask the Philippines to rush to the front line and hide behind the scenes. In fact, the US Navy CVN76 Reagan also made a move on May 16, according to the announcement issued by the US military command in Japan, the Reagan has ended the so-called "forward deployment" and officially began to leave Japan.
The U.S. ambassador to Japan saw off the CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, after nine years of deployment in Japan. According to the U.S. Navy's plan, the Reagan will first return to the San Diego base and then to the Bremmerton base for scheduled maintenance work. With the withdrawal of the USS Reagan, the USS CVN73 Washington will arrive in Japan to begin its "permanent deployment" mission in Japan.
The Philippines is an ally of the United States, and although the Philippines and the United States have a "U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty," the United States did not support the Philippines at a critical moment, but stayed away from the sea area where conflict might occur. Judging from the recent news, the activities organized by the Philippine non-governmental organizations have ended, because the advance team has been "accompanied and sent away" by many Chinese ships, for which the Philippines has no follow-up after distributing supplies to the fishermen participating in the activities, which is obviously a great irony for the Philippines, an event that is stormy and hot, and finally ended dismally, in fact, for the Philippines, this time is also a lesson, for the United States can not have illusions.