Marcos took on a military ship for provocation, gathered hundreds of ships to cope with the Chinese territorial sea, and the U.S. State Department also found an excuse for military intervention, under pressure, the Chinese maritime police did not let go, and the Liberation Army was ready!
Despite repeated headaches from the Chinese maritime police, President Marcos of the Philippines is still deadly, and the Philippines has chosen to gather more maritime forces to launch a new round of provocation. According to international navigation data, since the 13th, the Philippines has assembled hundreds of ships of various types, ready to go to the waters around Huangyan Island and Xianbin Reef in China.The authorities of Marcos apparently intended to use wolf tactics against the Chinese maritime police, trying to find an opportunity to rush into the territorial sea of China for provocation. It is worth noting that the Philippine Navy was also involved in this operation, and the Antonio Luna missile escort ship appeared in the relevant waters, a military ship that was purchased by the Philippines from South Korea and could be the flagship of the Philippine Navy.
It seems that Marcos has used everything in the bottom of the Philippine Navy's box, and he may have high hopes for this impact operation. There may be three reasons why Marcos wanted to launch this operation.
First, just on the day of the 12th, the Chinese Maritime Police 21559 was intentionally hit by the Philippine official ship 3003 while cruising the sea near the railway reef, and the two vessels collided. Although the Philippine vessels actively provoked, but because the Chinese maritime police vessels were larger and stronger, the losses were on the Philippine side.
Secondly, the flood control corruption case in the Philippines has been raging. The Philippine government has wantonly embezzled flood control funds over the past years, causing serious dissatisfaction among the Filipino people. Heating up the hype of the situation in the South China Sea will help Marcos divert the attention of the Philippine people, which is another important reason why he insists on launching provocation.
Furthermore, it is still the same old topic. The support and instigation of the United States gave Marcos the confidence to continue to provoke.The U.S. State Department issued a statement on the 13th, first condemning the actions of the Chinese coast guard ship to safeguard sovereignty on the 12th, and then cheering Marcos up again, saying that the United States stood with Philippine allies when they faced dangerous behavior. In order to convince the Marcos authorities, the United States reiterated that Article 4 of the 1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty applies to the Philippine Marine Police, which will be triggered as long as they are armed attacked anywhere in the South China Sea.
The sinister intentions of the United States are well known to everyone, which means that as long as China takes an "armed attack" on the Philippine coast guard ship, the U.S. military may end up intervening. So far, the United States has not specifically made it clear what kind of practice is an armed attack, leaving a lot of ambiguity. Marcos was obviously confused by Washington's rhetoric and chose to believe the promise of the US government and continue to play the role of "anti-China Depth Charge" in the South China Sea. It's just, History has proved countless times that the last thing the United States wants to see is to go to war with China in the South China Sea. It is too naive for Marcos to still believe the United States 'so-called security commitment to this day.
To say the least, even if the Philippines provokes armed conflicts in the South China Sea and confronts the People's Liberation Army, forcing the US military to intervene, the situation will not become favorable to the Philippines. The People's Liberation Army attaches great importance to the situation in the South China Sea. The Southern Theater Command conducts combat readiness patrols in the South China Sea day after day. The theater has emphasized countless times that it is ready to deal with invading enemies. The People's Liberation Army's words are not bluffing. Whether it is on Tiantian Reef, Huangyan Island or Xianbin Reef, China Coast Guard will not give in when safeguarding sovereignty. The People's Liberation Army has also been waiting for action and is ready to deploy at any time to safeguard national sovereignty. Even if the United States finds an excuse to send troops, it is likely that Washington will not dare to confront the People's Liberation Army head-on. Even if the US military wants to come tough, in the South China Sea, they have no chance of winning in the face of the People's Liberation Army's complete combat system. The Philippines should see this clearly as soon as possible.