The game between China and the Philippines over the Ren'ai Jiao issue continues, after consultations, China and the Philippines reached a temporary arrangement with the Philippine side on the management of the situation at Ren'ai Jiao.
Less than 24 hours after the agreement was reached, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his annual State of the Union address and again mentioned the situation in the South China Sea, claiming that the Philippines cannot make concessions or waver in territorial disputes, and that the Philippines will find ways to ease regional tensions on this basis.
Seeing that the Philippines has turned its face and does not recognize people, the Chinese side is no longer polite, and has come up with a rather direct reminder and warning.
(Meeting of Foreign Ministers of China and the Philippines)
According to a report by the global network, a few days ago, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Philippine Foreign Minister Manalo in Vientiane. During the talks, Foreign Minister Wang Yi mentioned the relationship between China and the Philippines and put forward two demands to the Philippine side: First, the Philippines is required to stop introducing the United States intermediate-range missile system, otherwise it will trigger an arms race and lead to tension and confrontation in the region. Second, we demand that the Philippines fulfill its commitments on the Ren'ai Jiao issue and refrain from changing its orders and going back on its word, otherwise China will resolutely respond to it.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not specify what specific measures China's resolute response will be, but the Philippines has suffered losses on the Ren'ai Jiao issue. Previously, despite China's strong opposition, the Philippines insisted on sending ships to trespass into the waters near Ren'ai Jiao in a vain attempt to deliver illegal supplies to the illegally beached "Sierra Madre". It is a fact that is visible to the naked eye that the gap between China and the Philippines in maritime strength is not ordinarily large, and it is conceivable that if China really responds resolutely, it will only make the Philippines unable to eat and walk around.
(Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Philippine Foreign Minister)
On the second day of the meeting between the Chinese and Philippine foreign ministers, the Philippines carried out a round of replenishment of the "beached" warship at Ren'ai Jiao, but this time the whole process did not violate the consensus reached by the two sides.
According to the details disclosed by the China Coast Guard, the Philippines carried out this round of supply mission with prior notice to the Chinese side, and the mission was carried out by a civilian ship and a coast guard vessel, and the whole process was carried out under the supervision of the China Coast Guard, and the Chinese side confirmed that China and the Philippines only transported humanitarian supplies.
This is the first time that the Philippines has carried out a replenishment mission on the Ren'ai Jiao warship since China and the Philippines reached a temporary arrangement, and what the Philippine side has done is fully in line with the consensus reached by China and the Philippines before, and at least shows its sincerity in moving in the same direction with China.
As Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, China-Philippines relations are at a crossroads, and for the Philippines and the Filipino people, there is no way out of conflict and confrontation with China, and from the perspective of maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, China is willing to deal with relevant disputes with the Philippines through dialogue and consultation, but China will never make concessions on issues related to territorial sovereignty, and China has indisputable sovereignty over Ren'ai Jiao and its adjacent waters, which is a fact that cannot be changed in any way. Of course, the Philippines' current behavior is only the first step, and the fundamental way to solve the Ren'ai Jiao problem is to tow away the warship that is illegally "beached", and if the Philippines really thinks about its own security and the situation in the South China Sea, it should also fulfill this promise as soon as possible.