Huangyan Island was originally Chinese territory, and the Philippines always wanted to stir up the situation. This conflict on September 16th ignited the smell of gunpowder in the South China Sea again.
The Philippines sent more than a dozen official ships straight to the territorial waters of Huangyan Island from several directions, southeast, northwest and northwest. Of course, the Chinese marine police can't just watch and have to control them according to law. As a result, the Philippine ship No.3014 played a collision trick and put on an anchor-like device. As soon as this happened, the Chinese law enforcement felt a little stuck.
Why do you say that? Because they still raised the white flag after rushing, this was not only a collision, but also a small calculation in public opinion, making China Coast Guard entangled between continuing to control and stopping. Throughout the process, China Coast Guard steadily drove them away, but this move was indeed a bit troublesome and exposed the Philippines 'petty ninety-nine tricks in the South China Sea.
Repeated battle of the Yellow Island territorial sea.
The Philippines has never had any legal basis for its claim on Huangyan Island. In the early years, international treaties assigned it to China. In 1947 and 1983, we also announced the names of the South China Sea Islands many times and reaffirmed sovereignty. However, the Philippines refused to accept it, especially the South China Sea arbitration in 2016. They felt that they had reason and began to frequently send ships over to make trouble.
They used similar means in the conflict on Renai Reef last year. This time, Huangyan Island came again, which was obviously deliberate. On the morning of September 16th, the Philippine fleet broke in from different directions. The Chinese coast guard first shouted a warning, then route control and water cannon spray, all according to the rules.
The ships of FI 3014 did not obey the exhortation, but deliberately turned to collide with Chinese law enforcement ships, but the responsibility was on their side. Chinese Maritime Police spokesman Geng Feng later made it clear in the notification that the behavior was of a bad nature and endangered the safety of Chinese ships and personnel.
This is not the first time, these actions of the Philippines, always carrying a bit of prejudice. on the boat not only there are officials, but also with reporters, cameras, all-round video, waiting for the Chinese side to respond, can be edited into "China bullying small countries" material.
Every time, the Chinese Marine Police has to enforce the law while collecting evidence to prove its legitimacy. But the trouble lies in the fact that these people in the Philippines have a lot of criminal records, and one has two. If Huangyan Island is lightly spared this time, they will dare to come next time.
Not to mention that there is the support of the United States behind it. Recently, the United States, the Philippines and Japan are still conducting exercises in the east of Huangyan Island. MQ-4C drones came for reconnaissance and were driven away by our J-16 using electromagnetic interference. This tug-of-war, to put it bluntly, means that the Philippines wants to use external forces to encroach on China's territorial waters and press it step by step.
Historically, the dispute over Huangyan Island can be traced back to 2012, when the Philippines first blockaded it before China actually controlled it. Now that the Marcos government came to power, it has taken more frequent actions. In December last year, they accused the Chinese water cannon of damaging equipment. In February this year, they said that China military aircraft approached the Philippine reconnaissance plane at a distance of as close as 3 meters, threatening flight safety.
China's southern theater responded that it was a Philippine plane illegally entering the airspace of Huangyan Island. It was reasonable for China to follow, monitor and drive away. On March 24, two Philippine Coast Guard ships and one Fisheries Bureau ship went on a "routine patrol". As a result, they were surrounded by three Chinese Coast Guard ships, and the situation was tense for a time.
On June 20, the Philippine ship No. 3006 intruded again, and the Chinese water cannon warned and drove it away. This time in September, the scale was even larger, with more than ten ships, which was obviously an upgraded version of provocation. China just approved the Huangyan Island National Nature Reserve on September 10, when the Philippines came to test the water. This timing is too coincidental and people have to think about it.
The logic of the Philippines is simple, and they think that arbitration and allies can change the facts. But China’s sovereign claims are ongoing, and can be checked from ancient times to now. Yellowstone is under the control of the Bus Strait, where 40 percent of the world’s trade and 60 percent of the oil and gas are transported, the strategic location is too critical. The Philippine fishermen do eat by the sea, but fishing in China’s territorial seas is a violation.
Our maritime police control is not aimed at fishermen, but the provocative acts of those official vessels. Last August, the river crash incident, the Philippines also demanded the Chinese side to lose money, and Foreign Minister Lazzaro said the responsibility is on the Chinese side, this face is thick. The Chinese maritime police always stressed that the operation of professional norms, will not get used to them.
What is the trick hidden in the collision trick of Ship 3014
The fi 3014 ship collision this time, is not a moment of rise, their head fixed a stealth device, the position is specifically attached to the front, obviously prepared for the collision. China Maritime Police notified in the notification, the ship is dangerous motion, intentionally collided, after the Chinese side only with water cannon and other measures controlled.
The video shows that the collision process lasted 30 minutes, about 14 nautical miles from Yellow Island, the Philippine ship with water cannons still drilled forward, the bridge glass broke, the cabin into the water, the host aircraft failed, and finally the crew raised the white flag to ask for forgiveness.
As soon as this white flag was raised, it pushed the matter to a climax. China Coast Guard had to consider it: if we continue to control it, Philippine reporters will definitely go to the top line after the video recording, saying that China is bullying and surrendering; if we stop, we are afraid that they will think China is easy to bully and will intensify the next time.
This is not the first time that the Philippines has used this trick. They also did the same on Renai Reef last year. They cried after rushing, and the international media followed suit and reported it. The trouble with China's coast guard is that law enforcement has to take into account the overall situation. We have strength to control, but when it comes to public opinion, the Philippines always likes to play dirty.
The ship brings media, including reporters from third countries. After the video is edited and sent out, the headline party can use it to describe legitimate law enforcement as aggression. On September 16, spokesman Gan Yu pointed out in a speech that the Philippine ship's actions endangered safety and that China's measures were to protect ships and personnel. However, a spokesman for the Philippine Maritime Commission directly refuted, saying that China's statement was false and was a propaganda trick. Isn't this a typical shui-pan?
Then again, the iron anchor device of ship 3014 exposed their premeditation. The 800-ton patrol ship is already highly maneuverable, and adding something like a collision angle just wants to cause collision and gain public opinion cheap. The water cannon of the Chinese Coast Guard is quite powerful. After the injection, the main engine of the Philippine ship went wrong and the power system was paralyzed. This control method came into effect. But after the white flag was waved, the situation was delicate.
China hovered over to observe, recorded evidence, and finally strengthened the blockade of the air route, blocking them from going deep. During the entire two-hour process, the Coast Guard ship retrieved the Philippine buoy and brought it back for analysis. The chain of evidence was complete. The Philippines has many criminal records. Last year, Ren 'ai Reef used the same method, and there were two others. If the control is not strictly controlled this time, they may come all three, four, five, six, and six times next time.
The trick of this trick lies in the timing. On September 10th, China set up a protected area, and the Philippines immediately monitored Japan-US exercises on September 12th-13th, and started on September 16th, calculating step by step.
The Yuan islands are actually controlled by China, and the Philippines wants to make facts through these small moves, forcing China to make concessions. China's maritime police response is more and more accurate, water cannon pressure is controlled on the safety line, avoiding injuries, but enough to make them hurt.
Philippine media broadcast a video the next day, focusing on the white flag, trying to amplify China's response. However, at a press conference held by Mao Ning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on September 18, he reiterated that Huangyan Island is an inherent territory of China, that the Philippines violates international law, and that China resolutely defends its rights and interests. This logical chain is pulled straight and does not allow the other party to take advantage of loopholes.
Public opinion behind the white flag is small
Hearing the white flag, it seems to surrender, in fact, is the public opinion trap of the Philippines. China's naval police control is in place, the Philippine ship power out of the problem, the crew pulled out of the cabin the white cloth bonded flagsticks, high swing, through radio calls.
But if the Chinese side is really stopped, they have to step forward; continue, the reporter's camera one turn, you can say that China does not speak Ward. Twenty minutes, the naval police use heat imaging to observe, electromagnetic interference paralyzed navigation, the Philippine ship re-start equipment into a pot. In the end, the Chinese party recorded the entire process, driven out of success, but the taste of the retreat is difficult, indeed, a little bit.
The Philippines play this set, rooted in domestic politics. The Marcos government relies on the anti-China upper position, the South China Sea issue is their box office, provoking China can catch support rate. Theodore, the defense minister, took office in June 2023, to push for the militarization of the South China Sea, approve fishing vessels escort, coordinate allied exercises.
On September 17, he publicly said that by visiting the military agreement, safeguarding so-called sovereignty and international law, he also wanted to sign with more countries.
When it comes to public opinion, the Philippines always likes to go to the forefront. After the conflict on September 16, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested, saying China was acting dangerous; the Coast Guard said the drone could not be activated and suspected China of interfering. China Coast Guard responded that the Philippines 'actions violated sovereignty and the measures were justified.
Internationally, the United Nations on the South China Sea dispute, but not on any side. The Philippine trouble is that the allies shouted loudly and did not actually help. The U.S. drone was chased, Japan Australia signed the SOVFA, but the South China Sea patrol had to be on the Philippines themselves. After the white flag, they withdrew, but left the floating mark position, the Chinese side recovered all the evidence in hand.
This little ninety-nine, to put it bluntly, is trying to consume China's patience. The Chinese marine police are becoming more and more experienced in law enforcement. On September 18th, they drove away the Philippine fishing boat. On September 23rd, the water cannon of Renai Reef was controlled, and the Philippine boat waved its flag and retreated. The public opinion war in the Philippines is lively in the short term and untenable in the long term. As soon as Huangyan Island Nature Reserve is set up, ecology and sovereignty are both pronged. No matter how much the Philippine side makes, it can't change the facts.