On May 16, the Philippine side, led by five large commercial ships, more than 100 fishermen's boats, and several Philippine Coast Guards, headed for the waters of China's Scarborough Shoal.
In the face of the menacing attack from the Philippine side, the Chinese coast guard immediately dispatched a number of coast guard ships to shout at the Philippine side to drive them away.
Eventually, the Filipino ships had to retreat urgently, driven away by the Chinese coast guard vessels.
And after the defeat of the confrontation at Scarborough Shoal.
What is the attitude of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos?
Marcos actually said bluntly at the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Military Academy: In the face of invaders, he will strongly defend the territory!
Marcos's attitude is almost a clear sign to tell China that the Philippines will not only not stop, but will continue to provoke in the South China Sea and further escalate tensions in the South China Sea.
And Marcos really wasn't just talking.
On the Philippine side, after the defeat of the confrontation at Scarborough Shoal, the Philippines immediately resorted to two major tricks, pointing the sword at China!
The first big trick:
On May 17, the Philippine Coast Guard announced that it had found a Sierra Leonean merchant ship with seven Chinese crew members in Philippine waters and was investigating a number of violations in Philippine waters.
The Philippine Coast Guard, searching for overseas vessels in question, is a normal law enforcement behavior, and there is nothing to pay attention to.
The key is that as soon as the Philippine Coast Guard boarded the ship this time, it actually found that there were seven Chinese crew members on board.
At a sensitive moment in the confrontation between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard casually searched a ship and happened to find seven Chinese crew members on board.
It may be a coincidence, but we also have reason to suspect that it was targeted with ulterior motives.
Of course, in addition to this move, there is another trick on the Philippine side that is more worthy of attention.
Also on May 17, the Philippines announced in a high-profile manner that it had borrowed money from Japan to purchase five large coast guard patrol vessels.
The Philippine foreign minister claimed that the five ships, which are 97 meters long, will become the main force of the Philippine Coast Guard in the future, and these ships have super defense capabilities in dealing with water cannon attacks.
The Philippine side's purchase of patrol boats from Japan has unleashed the same significance behind the Philippines' attraction of the United States as it is to show China that Japanese forces are also meddling in the situation in the South China Sea.
As for Philippine officials' emphasis that the five ships were able to respond to water cannon attacks.
It's even clearer, it's for China!
After all, the Chinese Coast Guard, these few times to clean up the Philippines, didn't it rely on water cannons to drive away?
The Philippine side has made a high-profile search for ships carrying Chinese crews, and has purchased additional large coast guard patrol vessels.
It can be said that the meaning of the Philippines is clear.
It is playing with fire, it is fighting back against China.
On the surface, the Philippines does not dare to directly break out into conflict with China, but disgusting China, the Philippines does still dare.
In the face of such a small move by the Philippines, China should indeed be vigilant, after all, no one knows what outrageous moves the Philippines will make next!
Of course, China should be more vigilant that the Philippines is not making small moves, but is testing for a complete showdown!