After the collision between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, the commander of the Philippine military even claimed $1 million from China. Mao Ning's response was categorical, and he showed his attitude in one sentence. What exactly did Mao Ning say?
In response to the recent collision between Chinese and Philippine ships in the South China Sea, Armed Forces of the Philippines Commander-in-Chief Brawner recently publicly demanded that China pay 60 million pesos, or about US$1 million, in compensation. According to the Philippine side, this figure is only property damage, and does not include the loss of crew injuries. Combined with the recent maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines, it is not difficult to guess that Brauner is referring to the maritime confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships on the 17th of last month. According to media reports from various parties at the time, on the day of the incident, the Philippines took the lead in violating its commitments to China by sending one supply ship and two inflatable boats to illegally intrude into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in the Nansha Islands of the mainland in an attempt to deliver supplies to the illegal "beached" warship. During this period, in order to create an opportunity for the Philippine ship to enter the wrecked ship, the Philippine transport supply ship dangerously approached and deliberately collided with the Chinese ship in normal navigation. In response, the China Coast Guard immediately took control measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with the law, such as warning and blocking, boarding and inspection, and forced eviction.
In the course of the exchange, the thumb of one of the Philippine soldiers was snapped off by the ship. In addition, a Philippine "main boat" used for command was directly towed away by a mainland coast guard ship, and mainland coast guard personnel pierced a Philippine hard rubber boat to lose power, seized four Philippine inflatable boats, and seized at least eight weapons. Videos related to the incident have been circulated on the Internet, and it is clear from the video footage that China's response is resolute and decisive, and it has not appeared in previous reports. However, it should be noted that the current situation is the result of the Marcos government in the Philippines. Prior to this, mainland Defense Minister Dong Jun had clearly stressed at the "incense meeting" that "China has exercised sufficient restraint in dealing with violations of aggression and provocations, but this is also limited."
Facts have long proven that the collision incident was entirely provoked by the Philippine side first, followed by China's legitimate rights protection and law enforcement. Now the commander of the Philippine military has shamelessly claimed $1 million from the Chinese side, and the Philippines is afraid that it is not crazy about money. Will China give such an unreasonable demand? The answer is obviously impossible, and at the regular press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the 4th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gave a categorical response, indicating China's attitude in one sentence. She stressed that the Philippine side has been provoking illegal transportation and replenishment first, and that China's rights protection and law enforcement are legitimate and lawful, and the Philippine side should bear the consequences for its infringements.
What is certain is that if the Philippine side had heeded China's advice earlier and towed away the broken ship that was "beached" on Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland, it is obvious that such an incident would not have happened. The current situation is precisely because the Philippine side has repeatedly violated its commitments, not only not towing the broken ship away, but vainly trying to strengthen and maintain it, and asserting its so-called "sovereignty" in this way of "sitting on the beach". Since the Philippine side has ignored China's repeated warnings and has always pretended to be deaf and dumb, there is obviously no need for the Chinese side to be polite. China's tough response is to use concrete actions to make the Marcos government remember it for a long time.
From the pictures circulating on the Internet, it can be clearly seen that the broken ship not only has huge cracks, the entire hull is rusty, and even dozens of steel pipes are used to support the hull. The Marcos government is still talking about the broken ship, which is completely self-inflicted. The Philippine side thinks that it can succeed by enlisting some external forces like the United States and Japan to intervene in the South China Sea affairs and hype it up in the international community. China's position is very clear: any form of infringement and provocation is futile, and the China Coast Guard is on full alert and ready to resolutely safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. In addition to the Chinese Coast Guard, there is also the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and the recent PLA warships have conducted military drills in the South China Sea, and even the Shandong aircraft carrier squadron has also entered the South China Sea to patrol.