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According to the Global Times, German Defense Minister Pistorius met with Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro in Manila, and the two sides decided to deepen military cooperation between the two countries. This is the first time in history that a German defense minister has visited the Philippines. Experts interviewed by the Global Times believe that the essence of Germany's "presence" in the Asia-Pacific region is to cater to the US "Indo-Pacific Strategy" and highlight its speculative nature. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Philippines. The two countries are seeking to deepen military cooperation at a time when the situation in the South China Sea is becoming tense. According to Reuters, the two sides signed a defense cooperation agreement and vowed to maintain a rules-based international order in the "Indo-Pacific region."

Some analysts pointed out that Germany has recently frequently made its presence felt in the Indo-Pacific strategy, on the one hand to cater to the US "Indo-Pacific strategy"; on the other hand to highlight its influence and role in the "Indo-Pacific region". Germany's Die Welt believes that Germany's move is intended to show goodwill to the United States and ask it to continue to support Ukraine. Germany has come all the way to the Indo-Pacific region, joined the "United Nations Army", and deepened military cooperation with the Philippines. To some extent, this is a move by NATO, led by the United States, to move eastward into the Asia-Pacific region.

Gan Yu, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard, said that in recent days, patrol boats and several fishing boats of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have gathered in the waters near the Philippine Coast Guard Ship 9701, which has illegally stayed at Xianbin Reef. The Chinese Coast Guard has been following and monitoring the entire process in accordance with the law and effectively controlling it. China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands, including Xianbin Reef, and its surrounding waters. The Philippine ships' stay at Xianbin Reef violates China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, violates the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, and undermines peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Chinese Coast Guard will, as always, safeguard its rights and enforce the law in its jurisdiction and resolutely defend the country's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.