Over the past few years, a series of actions in the Philippines have been commonly called “hoping clowns.”
Under the constant provocation of Marcos Jr., China-Philippines relations are facing severe challenges.
In the meantime, there has been an alarming news that our ambassador to the Philippines is about to resign.
And he sent the philippines a word when he arrived, making the little Marcus panic God, I am afraid that in the next time, he will "Seth tremble."
So, what exactly is this parting word?
According to media reports, China's ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Tian, is about to resign, and he officially resigned on September 19 local time to the Philippine Foreign Minister, Lazzaro.
Of course, when the foreign ministers of the two sides meet, they naturally have to say some polite scene remarks.
The ambassador first thanked the Philippines for its "support" during his tenure and appreciated the "constructive" role played by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Later, Ambassador Huang Xilian changed the subject and gave lazaro and the Philippine government behind her a meaningful word.
"We hope that China-Philippines relations will soon return to the right track with the joint efforts of both sides."
On the surface, this phrase is full of blessings and hopes, and combined with a series of recent events, it may not be so simple.
The time background of Ambassador Huang Xilian's departure is somewhat intriguing.
At present, Sino-Philippine relations are facing severe challenges because of the "unlimited play" of the Marcos administration through the South China Sea issue. From this, we can feel that this sentence also reveals a hint of warning.
You know, Huang Xilian became my country's ambassador to the Philippines in 2019. At that time, China-Philippines relations were still in a "warm period".
During Duterte's administration, China-Philippines relations have achieved a great transformation from tense confrontation to comprehensive improvement.
Not only does the Philippines keep a distance from the United States, Duterte even visited China five times during his term of office, actively responding to the initiative of joining the "the belt and road initiative" and strengthening relations with China.
In addition, he also took the initiative to downplay the so-called "South China Sea Arbitration Case", actively promoted the joint development of offshore oil and gas between the two countries, and encouraged economic, educational and cultural exchanges between the two sides.
Unbelievably, since Marcos was elected president of the Philippines in 2022, his operation has directly led to all of Duterte’s previous efforts.
The Marcos government substantially adjusted the policy of friendship with China during the Duterte period, actively approached the United States and provided them with more military bases, frequently launched provocative acts in China's Yine Reef and Yunnan Island waters, and even issued unfair remarks on the Taiwan Sea issue, in violation of the "one-in-one principle".
Such bad behavior has ultimately caused tension in the relations between the two countries.
In this regard, our country has repeatedly appealed through diplomatic routes, hoping that little Marcos can correct his attitude, not repeat the same, but this goodwill reminder, but has been ignored again and again.
Nowadays, the Yellow River even leaves in this crucial moment seems to be very sensitive.
The words he gave to Philippine Foreign Minister lazaro when he left also aroused widespread international concern.
People have speculated that this phrase seems simple, but it contains at least three levels of meaning.
The first level means that the diplomatic decree usually implies that the relationship between the two countries has now deviated from the normal track of cooperation and faces more serious difficulties and challenges.
The second meaning is that our country is extremely dissatisfied with the constant provocations of the Marcos government.
China’s Foreign Ministry responded that the actions of the Philippines were illegal, invasive and provocative, that they were the root of tensions, that the measures taken by China were legitimate and legitimate, and that they were indisputable, and urged the Philippines to immediately stop the provocation.
The third level means that as long as the small Marcos government is able to repent, our country is still willing to work with the Philippines and promote the improvement of relations.
As an ordinary person, can more and less understand the meaning of this phrase, Little Marcos as a senior politician in the Philippine politics, of course, can also get through.
So where the next relationship between the two sides should go, depends on how he has chosen.
If he is solitary, iron-hearted is to embrace America's "big ass", acting as the "urgent vanguard" of the US "control China" policy, then we have to do the worst intention.
Because Ambassador Huang Xilian's departure is like turning over the current unpleasant Sino-Philippine relationship.
As for whether our country will not timely arrange personnel to take over the position of the ambassador, and open a new chapter in China-Philippines relations, it is difficult to say.
At present, the level of diplomacy of the international community is roughly divided into three levels, that is, the level of ambassadors, the level of public ambassadors and the level of representatives.
There is no doubt that the ambassador level here is at the highest level, enjoying full diplomatic privileges, immunities and the highest treatment, which also marks the maintenance of normal diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Once the ambassador’s position is vacant, the trouble becomes bigger.
You must know that from 2021 to 2023, there will be an ambassador vacancy period for more than two years in Sino-US relations. This is also regarded by the outside world as a special manifestation of the "strategic wait-and-see period" and "diplomatic vacuum period" in the relationship between the two countries
Special mention here is the vacancy of our ambassador to India for about 18 months.
At the time, because India frequently provoked conflict at our border, and also by various means to pressure Chinese enterprises in India, restricted normal humanitarian exchanges between the two countries.
More importantly, then, the Indian media massively published inappropriate remarks about the "Taiwan independence" elements, while the Indian government had no intention of controlling this, touching the core interests of our country.
The ultimate consequence of India's move is that after the ambassador to India left office and returned to China, China did not send any personnel to replace him, which became the longest vacancy of this position since China and India resumed the exchange of ambassadors in 1976.
And we go back to the Philippines, the news of the departure of the ambassador has been circulated, but in the current situation, his replacement candidate has not yet been announced, it is indeed a bit interesting.
At the moment, Little Marcos is facing the biggest trouble since he came to power.
Sino-Philippine relations are already in jeopardy, but at this time, the Trump administration of the United States, which he tried his best to please, has assumed a gesture of ignoring the Philippine side.
Not long ago, in July, Marcos Jr. visited the United States, and his reception standards were really "low-key".
When his aircraft landed, there was no appearance at the top level of the United States, and Trump directly sent two ambassadors to meet him, which was also interpreted by the Philippine media as the "humiliation" of the United States to the Philippines.
Moreover, the talks went very difficult. Trump not only insisted on imposing a 19% tariff on Philippine goods, but also openly told Marcos Jr. that he didn't mind the Philippines developing relations with China.
Obviously, the little Marcus did not benefit either side.
Now he is probably afraid that there is only one way to go, while the situation has not completely deteriorated, actively "soften" the Chinese side, and face his mistakes on the South China Sea issue and the Taiwan Sea issue.
Otherwise, he must have his good fruit to eat.