The Philippines wants to withdraw US missile systems in an attempt to ease the situation in the South China Sea.
A few days ago, US F-35 fighters dropped seven bombs on targets off the coast of West Luzon in the South China Sea.
Moreover, it is also the intelligence provided by the Philippine Navy and Air Force drones.
Although this is the first time that the United States and the Philippines have held such military exercises in the South China Sea, the danger to China has greatly increased.
The tension in the South China Sea is rising.
However, on the 4th, the Philippines suddenly announced that it would withdraw a set of medium-range missile systems deployed by the United States, and it would be able to withdraw it by September at the latest.
It was even said that although the Philippines had been trained to use the missile, it had never conducted a live-fire exercise with the missile.
Meaning, we don't use this missile at all.
At the same time, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos also ordered the military to tell them to take the initiative to reduce tensions in the South China Sea and not to fight too much with China.
It is clear that the Philippines has already thought and acted backwards.
But that shouldn't be what the United States meant.
This is because the United States has been pulling the Philippines to conduct military exercises in the South China Sea, constantly provoking China and trying to escalate the situation in the South China Sea.
The main reason why the Philippines wants to withdraw is that the United States' attention in the Asia-Pacific region has shifted to Japan.
According to the information released by the US Department of Defense No. 3, the United States plans to upgrade the US military base in Japan.
Japan's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture is preparing to upgrade all 36 F-16 fighters to F-35 stealth fighters, and the number has also increased to 48.
The 48 old F-15s at the Okinawa base have also been replaced with 36 new F-15 fighters, and an additional batch of amphibious combat vehicles has been deployed.
In addition, when replacing new fighters, the US military also carried out rotational deployment.
The US Department of Defense has also made it clear that it wants to increase the military deterrence of the US-Japan alliance.
Although this round of US military deployment is still aimed at China, it is not good in the eyes of the Philippines.
The United States has upgraded Japan's equipment, while the Philippines has not given anything good except for joint military exercises.
The medium-range missile system deployed by the United States that can hit China's coast is a hot potato.
The biggest effect is to provoke China and increase tensions in the South China Sea, which will not only not increase the level of security for the Philippines, but will make the Philippines more dangerous.
Therefore, the Philippines hastened to tell China that it will dismantle the missile system and first ease the situation in the South China Sea to avoid the escalation of contradictions, otherwise it will not be good for both countries.