In the game between China and the United States over the South China Sea, China is beginning to take the initiative more and more. This has to be said from three aspects. First, in the face of the provocative actions of the United States, Japan and the Philippines in collusion in the South China Sea, China will never be accustomed to being tough for tough.
Second, the Philippines is charging for the United States in the South China Sea, and China has further expanded its influence in ASEAN, turning the crisis of regional turmoil into an opportunity to firmly control the overall situation.
Third, in the final analysis, the Philippines is just a chess piece, and the United States behind the scenes is the real culprit, and China has begun to directly draw a red line against the United States.
China and the Philippines
In terms of expansion, since the trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines, the "shoulder-to-shoulder" military exercise between the United States and the Philippines has been launched in the South China Sea. The scale of this military exercise is larger than in the past, the number of participating countries and people is larger, and it is more targeted to China.
For example, with the help of military exercises, the US military tested a new base in the Philippines, used medium-range missiles, appeared on the sand table a model of an aircraft carrier that appeared to be the "Liaoning," and practiced sinking a Chinese-made warship.
Show your sword when it's time to show it! In the face of naked provocations by the United States and the Philippines, China responded with strength. During the U.S.-Philippine military exercises, Chinese ships continued to track and monitor, 055 Daqi led a formation into the South China Sea to organize actual combat exercises, and the PLA's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, launched its first sea trial.
轰-6K
In addition, as soon as the "Typhon" system of the US military's "Tomahawk cruise missile" was participating in the US-Philippine exercise, the rear foot of the PLA's H-6K took off from Fiery Cross Reef. In the face of a new round of attacks in the South China Sea launched by the Philippine non-governmental organization "This is Ours" and the Philippine Coast Guard, the Chinese Coast Guard set up a net on Scarborough Shoal in advance.
Under the strong deterrence of the Chinese coast guard, when the Philippine fleet sailed to a position more than 50 nautical miles away from Scarborough Shoal, it quickly retreated and slipped back to its hometown, and did not dare to mention it again when it said that it was going to break into the baseline of Scarborough Shoal's territorial waters. The gloomy end of this farce once again proves that the Philippines is inward-looking.
At the same time, who is the real owner of Scarborough Shoal is also vividly reflected at this moment! The Philippines quibbled 10,000 times, but it is better for China to do it once with strength. The Philippines' provocations in the South China Sea have not only isolated itself from its neighbors, but also provided a "stage" for China to demonstrate its strength, making ASEAN countries more convincing to rally around it.
China-ASEAN
Recently, China led ASEAN to hold the 43rd Joint Working Group Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, at which all parties reached an agreement to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, and the meeting promoted the third reading of the text of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
With the lessons of the Philippines, Vietnam has also become very honest. Hanoi has not only emphasized that China is a diplomatic priority, but has also become more cautious on the South China Sea issue. Recently, the Chinese and Vietnamese coast guards organized a joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf, during which Vietnamese fishing boats were found fishing across the border in Chinese waters, and the Vietnamese side also cooperated with the Chinese side to drive away the Vietnamese fishing boats in accordance with the agreement between the two sides.
It is not difficult to see that to some extent, the Philippines' behavior as a leader in the South China Sea has helped China complete a round of ASEAN integration. Once the Philippines provokes, China will clean up once, and other neighboring countries will see it and understand that cooperation is the only way out.
Of course, if China wants peace in the South China Sea, it also needs to deal with the United States, which is a spoiler. A few days ago, the Chinese military held a video call with the US Assistant Secretary of Defense at the request.
China drew a red line with the US in person, stressing that the US meddled in and instigated "proxies" to manipulate right and wrong and provoke disputes in the South China Sea, and that China's rights protection actions were fully legitimate and lawful. The deployment of land-based intermediate-range missiles by the US has seriously jeopardized regional security, and if it insists on going its own way, it will be resolutely countered by China.
Under a series of thunderous actions by China, the Philippines has also softened its attitude towards China. Recently, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines held a reception entitled "Reviewing the Original Aspiration of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Sticking to the Right Direction", which was actively attended by more than 100 people from the Philippine government.
Ambassador Huang Xilian
Ambassador Huang Xilian pointed out that the friendship between China and the Philippines is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and the two peoples. As long as the two sides respect each other and properly manage and handle differences through dialogue and consultation, bilateral relations can move forward on a healthy track.
President Marcos said in her speech that China and the Philippines are committed to strengthening cooperation in various fields and will continue to work together towards common goals. Former First Lady Imelda said that China and the Philippines should uphold the original aspiration of establishing diplomatic relations, adhere to the right direction, and jointly safeguard friendship and peace.
The Philippine guests at the meeting expressed their willingness to continue to make positive efforts for China-Philippines friendship and firmly support the Philippine government's adherence to the one-China policy.
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