The U.S. military waited for 5 days, and the PLA finally answered the phone, but United States what the Indo-Pacific commander wanted, China would not give it, so what did the U.S. side want? What did the dialogue between the Chinese and US militaries say?
On the morning of September 10, Wu Yanan, commander of the Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, held a video call with Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Headquarters, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on issues of common concern. Just five days ago, on the 5th, United States Ambassador to China Burns could not wait to announce the news of the upcoming dialogue between the top level of the Chinese and US militaries, with the aim of preventing any military misunderstanding between the two "superpowers." The U.S. military waited for 5 days, and now the PLA finally answered the phone. In this dialogue, Paparo mainly made two demands to the Chinese side: first, Paparo cited several recent "insecure interactions" between the PLA and United States allies, stressed the PLA's obligation to abide by international laws and norms to ensure "operational security", and "urged the PLA to reconsider its use of 'dangerous, coercive' and potentially escalating tactics in the South China Sea and beyond"; Second, Paparo hoped that this meeting with his PLA counterparts would be the beginning of many such talks, and said it was necessary to continue dialogue with his PLA counterparts on issues of concern.
It is not difficult to see from Paparo's two demands that the US side still wants to get involved in the South China Sea issue. Isn't the so-called "recent 'insecure interactions' between the PLA and United States' allies" referring to the recent confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships in the South China Sea? This is clearly an attempt to smear and slander the normal law enforcement actions of the China Coast Guard, while at the same time justifying the Marcos Marcos administration in the Philippines for its provocative actions in the South China Sea. What is clear is that the normal law enforcement actions of both the PLA and the China Coast Guard in the South China Sea fully comply with international laws and norms, and there is no so-called "danger and coercion", let alone an escalation of the situation. On the contrary, it is the Philippines and external forces such as the United States that are fueling and provoking the situation in the South China Sea that have made the regional situation insecure and seriously violated international law and led to the escalation of tensions in the South China Sea.
For some time now, the Philippine government has frequently dispatched coast guard vessels and official vessels to forcibly intrude into the waters near Xianbin Jiao in China's Nansha Islands in an attempt to resupply Philippine coast guard vessels stranded in the Xianbin Jiao lagoon for a long time, seeking to achieve a long-term existence. While the Philippines has taken the lead in infringing rights and provocations and China has defended its rights in accordance with the law, some people in the Philippines have pretended to be "victims" in an attempt to distort the facts and confuse black and white. This kind of clumsy performance does not change the merits of the problem. Sembin Reef is part of China's Nansha Islands, China's inherent territory, and not the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines. China has indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, including Sembin Reef, and its adjacent waters.
And what about United States? Out of geopolitical self-interest, in order to promote the so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy", it can be said that it has played an extremely disgraceful role in instigating, supporting and cooperating with the Philippines in its infringement of rights and using the South China Sea issue to sow discord among regional countries. Not only that, but the US side also accused the US of "endangering the safety of Filipino crew members" by "Chinese coast guard vessels", and vowed to use the so-called "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" to intimidate and threaten China, which shows the hypocrisy and shamelessness of the US side.
Now that the PLA has finally answered the phone, the US side has not only failed to show sincerity, but has also made groundless accusations against China and maliciously planted false accusations. In this case, let me ask, will China give what the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander wants? Apparently it will not be given. China has stressed many times that United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to intervene in maritime issues between China and the Philippines, let alone use the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty as an excuse to infringe on China's sovereignty, rights and interests in the South China Sea. What the US needs to do is to earnestly respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, stop instigating and supporting the Philippines' abuses and provocations in the South China Sea, and take concrete actions to safeguard regional peace and stability and the overall situation of China-US relations.