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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has never wanted the Philippines to go to war with China, compared to the current President Ferdinand Marcos. He believes that the South China Sea was originally peaceful, and if the United States had not created an incident here, the current tension would never have arisen.
He hoped that the Marcos administration would not rely on the United States, otherwise a major war would be inevitable, but it would be difficult for the Philippines to match China's firepower against China.
However, the Marcos administration apparently did not take the former president's words to heart, but continued to create frequent incidents in the South China Sea, and every "provocation" was like a farce.
It can be said that Duterte's attempt to wake up these Philippine executives who are pretending to be asleep and make them face up to their relations with China does not seem to have any effect.
On the South China Sea issue, the Philippines has been trying to create a way to shape China's so-called image of "bullying the small with the big" and "bullying", so as to affect the perception of the international community.
A new round of infringement actions in the South China Sea will be pushed forward again
Recently, the Philippines has started a new round of infringement actions in the South China Sea, this time it seems to be a new trick, but in fact, it is just a change of soup.
The method used by the Philippine side this time is relatively new, that is, it claims that it is a non-governmental organization this time and has nothing to do with the Philippine government, but their claims have no credibility, and this is just another show for the Philippines.
"Atin Reliance" is nominally a non-governmental organization, but who is behind it to support them to use "fishermen" as "meat shields"? It can be said that no matter what the means, it is an indisputable fact that the Philippines has once again pushed forward a new round of infringement actions in the South China Sea.
This so-called "non-governmental organization" has not only the support of the Philippine government, but also the funding of relevant American agencies, so it is impossible to make people believe that they are carrying out normal fishery production operations.
In response to this practice, the China Coast Guard has stepped up on-site surveillance and evidence collection. What makes people feel funny is that this time they are also posing for each other, and there are some reporters in the entourage, whose intentions are self-evident.
The Chinese Coast Guard has long been surprised by this kind of showmanship, and since they continue to gather illegally in the waters adjacent to the South China Sea, the coast guard must control their vessels on the spot.
Saying that it is a "non-governmental organization", the Philippine official ship not only accompanies it, but also acts as a "bodyguard". The intention of such an absurd approach and provocation is too obvious.
After taking pictures and videos at a distance of more than 50 nautical miles from Scarborough Shoal, they immediately claimed that they had successfully completed the scheduled target task, but netizens who saw them doing this through relevant videos would feel unclear So, is the task of "Atin relying on" to put on a show?
Regardless of whether they are staging a farce or not, the Chinese Coast Guard's control of the waters near Scarborough Shoal has not relaxed in the slightest, and the Philippines is wishful thinking if it dares to take advantage of loopholes, and if they dare to force their way into Scarborough Shoal, the consequences will be unbearable for the Philippines.
The Philippine side does not have the courage to do so, and the movement of the so-called non-governmental organizations in the Philippines seems to be quite small this time, and they have once again retreated in disgrace under the deterrence of the Chinese coast guard.
There is also a limit to China's patience, and the Philippines is given two paths
Prior to this, China had been making efforts to resolve the dispute peacefully in the South China Sea, but the Philippines ignored it.
In response to the Philippine drama again, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reiterated China's position that in 2016, China was willing to make arrangements for some small Philippine fishing boats to carry out normal fishing activities in the waters near Scarborough Shoal, and at the same time would manage and supervise the activities of these Filipino fishermen in accordance with the law.
In other words, China has given the Philippines two paths, one is to completely resolve the South China Sea issue through diplomatic channels. You must know that Scarborough Shoal is China's inherent territory, and no country or person needs to doubt China's determination to defend its territorial and sovereign integrity.
The other way is that if the Philippines abuses China's goodwill and continues to provoke incidents and infringe on China's territorial sovereignty and jurisdiction, then China will take countermeasures in accordance with the law, and there is no doubt about this, and the Philippines will ultimately bear the relevant responsibilities and consequences.
Epilogue:
There is also a limit to China's patience, and if it continues to stage a farce in the South China Sea with the intention of slandering and smearing China's image, then the Philippines needs to weigh the consequences.
Continue to be a "pawn" of the United States, and once China retaliates to defend its rights, the Philippines would do well to think about whether the United States will provide the "help" they promised before.
The United States has done too many things in front of the United States and behind its back, and at this time, the Philippines still chooses to believe that it has the support of the United States behind it, so when it really faces the crisis, it will be too late to regret it.
China has always been showing goodwill and extreme restraint, and the Philippine government would not have allowed this farce to play out if it had a little political foresight. You know, there is nothing good for the Philippines to be a proxy of the United States.
Resources:
If you go to Scarborough Shoal again to "provoke", when will the farce in the South China Sea of the Philippines stop?
The official ship accompanied the voyage as a "bodyguard", and many Philippine ships illegally gathered in the waters near our Huangyan Island
The Chinese Coast Guard is a strong deterrent! The farce of the Philippines' "storming Scarborough Shoal" ended and retreated