After the failed confrontation on Tiantong Reef, warships from the three countries poured into the South China Sea, and the Philippines took the opportunity to cause trouble. In response, China no longer warned and directly launched action. So, what kind of signal does the three countries 'warships pour into the South China Sea? How did China respond?
Recently, the Philippines sent two official ships to illegally break into the waters near Tiantian Reef, which also led to a collision between Chinese and Philippine ships and attracted external attention. According to the live video released by China Coast Guard, the Philippine ship rushed straight at the China Coast Guard ship at high speed, causing the collision incident. Subsequently, the Philippine ship not only did not slow down, but also continued to accelerate and collide with the Chinese ship. After repeated warnings were ineffective, China directly used water cannon jets to drive away the Philippine ships.
However, after the defeat of the confrontation, the Philippines again to create itself "victim" people, and the United States also accompanied its hypocrisy, not only to overturn the "dangerous actions" accused China, but also expressed its support for the Philippines. at the same time, the United States also joined Japan and the Philippines to send military ships in the South China Sea to hold military exercises.
On October 17, the "Samasama 2025" exercise jointly held by the United States, Japan and the Philippines came to an end. During the exercise, the ship dispatched by the United States was the USS Cincinnati Littoral Combat Ship with a speed of more than 40 knots. It has strong maneuverability and combat effectiveness that cannot be underestimated. In addition to being equipped with main guns, close-in artillery and anti-aircraft missiles, it can also carry helicopters and other weapons.
Japan sent the "Big Wave" destroyer, the main role of the warships is anti-submarine, equipped with a variety of anti-submarine equipment, including anti-submarine missiles, anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, etc. The Japanese said that the "Big Wave" was sent to participate in the joint exercises, with the aim of improving anti-surface combat capabilities.
It is reported that the "Samasama" series of exercises initially mainly focused on maritime safety exercises such as anti-piracy and humanitarian rescue, but with the development of time, the scale of this joint exercise began to escalate. Especially when the situation in the South China Sea is becoming increasingly turbulent, the subjects of the exercise have already been expanded to surface warfare, anti-submarine and other fields, and the intention to improve the actual combat capability of the Philippines has also been significantly enhanced.
Under the current situation, the influx of warships from the three countries into the South China Sea will add more risks to the already tense situation in the South China Sea and send out dangerous signals. On the one hand, the United States has continued to strengthen its military presence in the South China Sea in recent years in an attempt to contain China; on the other hand, the Philippines has also continued to move closer to the United States and used the South China Sea issue to cause trouble. This has made the US-Japan-Philippines joint military exercise more targeted and directional, and the intention to provoke China has become more obvious.
More importantly, before the joint exercises ended, while the U.S. and Japanese warships were still in the South China Sea, the Philippines further intensified its provocative activities.On October 16, the Philippines sent two reconnaissance planes illegally into the airspace of Huangshan Island, which seriously violated China's sovereignty and seriously damaged regional peace and stability.
In response, China Coast Guard responded immediately and implemented "tracking, surveillance, control and expulsion" on it in accordance with laws and regulations. On the same day, China Coast Guard spokesperson Liu Dejun publicly warned the Philippines to immediately stop infringement, provocation and incitement, and that China will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities within its territorial waters.
It is worth noting that in the face of the illegal infiltration of the Philippine military aircraft, the Chinese side's notification has fewer words such as "dissuasion", "warning", which may mean that the Chinese side is no longer verbally warning about the increasingly frequent violations of the Philippines, but directly take counter-action. This distinction shows two important information, one is that the counter-action of the Chinese side is more targeted, is a direct response to the behavior of the Philippines; second is that the Philippine will bear any consequences from the Philippines after the intention of challenging the red line of China in the South China Sea, the verbal confrontation has failed, and China will clarify its position with practical actions.