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Since mid-June, the South China Sea issue between China and the Philippines has intensified, and the Philippines has not only repeatedly provoked China's bottom line, but even attracted the support of the United States.
After a stalemate for half a month, the two sides began to discuss this issue again, but they did not expect a sudden 180-degree change in the attitude of the Philippines......
The conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has intensified
The intensification of China-Philippines relations in the South China Sea begins with the conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea on June 17. The Philippines has been eyeing China's South China Sea region for years, and the two countries have been in bloody conflict over the years.
The Philippines has not only ignored China's sovereignty over territorial waters on many occasions, openly crossed the mainland border, set up shooting ranges near Yanhuang Island on the mainland many times, and even killed, injured and detained many Chinese fishermen, posing a great threat to the safety of the Chinese people.
On June 17, in response to the call of the "good big brother" United States, the Philippines directly sent six warships across the China Strait and harassed China's Ren'ai Jiao. This can be regarded as a bad breath for the fishermen of the South China Sea.
As soon as the incident came out, the Philippines naturally couldn't hold its face, and he was furious and went directly to the United States for help, and the United States agreed without thinking about it. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte directly issued a war warning to China, accusing China of seriously infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of the Philippines.
In the following time, the Philippines was like a clown jumping off the beam, bouncing back and forth internationally. What makes them even happier is that the Philippines even said that the United States will send an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea.
Who doesn't have the Chinese mind to immediately mobilize the surrounding warships. I thought it was a vicious war, but I didn't expect the United States to be so frightened that when it saw China, it ran away directly, leaving the Philippines alone in the wind. After half a month of staggering, seeing that the United States could not be counted on, the attitude of the Philippines changed.
It is rare for China and the Philippines to reach a consensus in the negotiations
On 2 July, the ninth round of negotiations between the two sides officially began. Over the years, the two countries have really worn out their lips over the "South China Sea issue", and after more than 70 years of disputes, every meeting has ended unhappily, so China is ready to fight a "vicious war". But what everyone didn't expect was that the Philippines showed signs of relenting.
At the meeting, Chinese diplomats demanded to the Philippines that the "broken ship" parked at Ren'ai Jiao be towed away as soon as possible. This ship refers to the "Sierra Madre". Since 1999, it has been illegally parked in the China Strait, and the Philippines has explained that "the ship was damaged and had no choice but to run aground". After condemning the Philippine crossing of the border, the Chinese side ordered them to tow the vessel away within the time limit.
But the infuriating thing is that the Philippines does not directly tear its face with China, nor does it tow away the ship, and every time it promises to come to the front, it will say that "the ship is broken, and it will take time to repair" and many other excuses to delay the time.
This could provide a good excuse for the Philippines to enter the South China Sea in the future, and if it "accidentally" intruded, it would replace the supplies of the "Sierra Madre" and then conduct shooting training on China's islands and reefs in violation of regulations, even if the ship had gone through 25 years of stagnation.
The "shamelessness" of the Philippines is a big surprise, and let's just say that even if the Sierra Madre is corroded to the point that only one rudder remains, the Philippines will use it to create unnecessary illusions about China's South China Sea. So why is the Philippines so obsessed with China's South China Sea?
The conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea is an issue left over from history
In 1950, the United States had military bases in many countries around the world, and the Philippines was no exception, and the United States forcibly seized China's South China Sea and drove the Chinese people on the island away from the place where their ancestors had lived for hundreds of years.
After the United States left the Philippines, the Philippines naturally wanted to continue to occupy the land, and the two countries had been at loggerheads for many years. The South China Sea has always been an urgent issue for China to solve, and China must not cede an inch of territory, but how to find a balance that is acceptable to both countries is a topic worth pondering.
July 2 was one of the few meetings in the South China Sea where the two sides could reach a consensus, which also proves that the relationship between the two countries has taken a turn for the better. Philippine President Comas Jr. has softened his attitude toward China, and he has always been a "pro-American" faction, not only on the South China Sea issue, but also in the international community.
It is difficult to say whether he was influenced by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte is the first president willing to go to China in so many years of Sino-Philippine conflicts. Previously, his attitude has always been to want to develop peacefully with China, but the "anti-China" sentiment in the Philippines is very high, which makes Duterte's actions more and more difficult.
Relations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea are expected to improve
But in fact, it has to be said that Duterte has some foresight, even though the Philippines has been harassing China in the South China Sea for many years, and even killing Chinese fishermen, China has so far put all contradictions at the negotiating table. Take the Philippines as an example, in recent years, more and more people in their country want to use violent means to solve China, is there no such voice in China?
There must be, so fortunately, China still has the patience to sit down with the Philippines and negotiate. If one day in the future, the Philippines insists on being a puppet of the United States and constantly touches China's bottom line, China certainly does not lack the determination to show its sword. It's just that the Philippines doesn't want to understand that the United States is just using him as a "gun" at that time, after all, the rapid withdrawal of the United States this time has already well confirmed this point.
Now that the broken ship has left the China Strait, I believe that in the future, the Philippines will have no high-sounding reason to test China's bottom line again, and will learn how to be a qualified neighbor.
Taking 10,000 steps back, China is a peace-loving country, and its ultimate goal is to achieve "world peace", and China has been working hard for many years to achieve this.
Article information sources:
Global Times 2024-07-04 "Foreign media: After China-Philippines talks, chief of general staff of Philippine armed forces said that the president has ordered to ease tensions in the South China Sea"
Guangming.com 2024-07-04 "China and the Philippines Hold Bilateral Consultations on the South China Sea Issue, Returning Differences to Dialogue"
Observer.com 2024-07-03 "Philippine Foreign Ministry: China and the Philippines Have Made Substantial Progress in Formulating Maritime Management Measures, but There Are Still 'Major Differences'"
Huanqiu.com 2023-06-26 "Duterte Warns of War Risk in the Philippines: The Reason Is That the United States Has Bases in the Philippines"