Why did the classified documents sent by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to Malaysia get their hands on the Filipinos? The only possibility is that United States intelligence organizations are behind the scenes, spreading the news through the hands of the Philippines.
China's confidential documents to Malaysia were leaked
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9, spokesperson Mao Ning responded to a recent diplomatic incident.
At the heart of the incident is a confidential document sent by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia concerning the South China Sea issue.
But for unknown reasons, this document was exposed by the Philippine media.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia is investigating the matter.
Mao Ning pointed out that we are very shocked by the Philippine media's release of relevant information, which is ill-intentioned.
As parties to the South China Sea issue, China and Maldives have been in close communication on properly handling their differences and disputes.
They have made positive contributions to the development of China-Maldives relations and peace and stability in the region.
China and Malaysia South China Sea dispute
We flipped through the relevant information and found that the Philippine media referred to by the Chinese Foreign Ministry was called the Daily Inquirer.
At the end of last month, the media officially published a news that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent a two-page document to the Malaysian embassy in February.
The newspaper also uploaded photos of what may have been relevant documents showing China's foreign ministry accusing Malaysia of continuing to promote oil and gas abuses in the South China Sea.
The Chinese side also stressed that the Nankang Shoal and the Beikang Shoal are part of the Nansha Islands, and China has sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters.
We have two things to say about this.
First, what is the South China Sea dispute between China and Malaysia?
It is not complicated to say, due to historical reasons, China has sovereignty disputes with individual countries in the South China Sea.
However, under the principle of "shelving disputes and developing together", most of the time we resolve relevant disputes through negotiation.
If China's diplomatic note to Malaysia is not disclosed, it will not cause diplomatic turmoil and will not affect the overall situation of the two countries.
This is also the reason for "shelving disputes and joint development", and once some conflicts occur, they are easy to be exploited by people with ulterior motives.
This in turn has led to a deterioration in bilateral relations and tensions in the region.
How does the Philippines get confidential documents?
But more importantly, how did the Filipinos get their hands on the classified documents sent by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to Malaysia?
Don't be naïve to think that this is just the behavior of the Filipino media newspaper "Daily Inquirer".
It can be said with 100% certainty that this matter has been tacitly approved and supported by the Philippine government.
Otherwise, no media would dare to openly disclose the classified documents of other countries' foreign ministries on the Internet.
So how did the Filipinos get their hands on these documents?
We note this statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, which announced the launch of an internal investigation into the leak of diplomatic notes.
What does it mean? This shows that Malaysia is aware that it may be being monitored internally, and such a confidential document shows that the degree of surveillance is very high.
Let's speculate again, looking at the whole world, who has the motivation and ability to spy on other countries' government agencies?
It is none other than the United States, the world's largest power.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly named and criticized United States as a veritable empire of stealing secrets.
Without the intelligence support and instigation of United States, the Philippines alone would never dare to fall out with China.
He took the risk of disclosing confidential documents of diplomatic notes that are also members of ASEAN.
United States this move is not unmistakable, and the purpose is to expand the Sino-Philippine conflict.
However, as soon as this incident is exposed, Southeast Asian countries will only become more detached from United States and more inclined to support China in their hearts.