In order to support the Philippines, the US aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt re-entered the South China Sea, but it was too late, why do you say that?
Half a month after the Ren'ai Jiao incident, the US aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt entered the South China Sea again, but this time when the US aircraft carrier arrived, China and the Philippines had already reached an agreement. According to media reports, China and the Philippines recently met in Manila, and the two sides reached an agreement on easing the situation in the South China Sea. For these two things, I would like to make three points for you.
The first point is that the US aircraft carrier is not good, but the Philippines obviously does not trust the United States anymore. Obviously, the US aircraft carrier entered the South China Sea this time to support the Philippines. After seeing the meeting between China and the Philippines, the United States must take concrete actions to change the Philippines' position, but unfortunately, it is too late.
The Philippines has realized that it is just a pawn of the United States. If the United States really supports the Philippines, it will not choose to retreat and watch from the sidelines when there is a confrontation between Scarborough Shoal and Ren'ai Jiao. The usual routine of the United States now is to realize it later, and when something happens, there is the so-called solidarity and deterrence. Moreover, all the deterrence of the United States is nothing more than joint military exercises. If you use too many of these tricks, they will completely lose their meaning. Other than that, the United States will not do a little more on the South China Sea issue. All of this will help the Philippines better than nothing. Therefore, no matter what the United States does in the future, the Philippines just needs to take a look and listen to it, and it must leave a way back for itself.
Second, for the Philippines, resolving differences through dialogue is the best way to go. Recently, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a war warning, and in his view, the result of the escalating situation is that the Philippines is likely to be implicated by China's attack on US military bases in the Philippines. Now, after the Scarborough Shoal confrontation and the devastation at Ren'ai Jiao, Marcos finally realizes that it is wishful thinking to snatch China's interests in the South China Sea, and that the Philippines must seize this opportunity to stop the situation and reduce its own losses while there is still a glimmer of life in the negotiations.
Just like former President Rodrigo Duterte, he put aside disputes with China and cooperated. In the end, the Philippines not only enjoyed the dividends brought by China's development, but also accumulated more political capital for itself. This kind of multiplier effect with half the effort is what Marcos should pursue.
If Marcos can persist in resolving the issue through dialogue and not be manipulated by the United States, then the situation in the South China Sea will inevitably return to stability in a short period of time.
Third, the situation in the South China Sea will remain grim in the future, and China should be more vigilant. Although China and the Philippines have reached a consensus through dialogue, this does not mean that the situation in the South China Sea will no longer be turbulent in the future. Because, Marcos's handle is firmly grasped by the United States. According to the information previously disclosed by Russian media, a large number of assets of the Marcos family are in the United States, and the origin of these assets is likely to be opaque. This means that if the Philippines stabs the United States in the back, the United States is likely to attack these assets and catch Marcos off guard.
Therefore, with this handle, the United States is sure that Marcos will not dare to betray itself. Therefore, we should not be too optimistic about the situation in the South China Sea in the future. Hope is good, but at the same time we need to be vigilant.
However, in any case, whether the Philippines chooses to continue confrontation or dialogue, the situation in the South China Sea will be firmly grasped by China. As long as the initiative is in China's hands, then we can respond to all changes without change. The Philippines can choose whether to fight or to make peace, but the outcome can only be decided by us.