news

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

on august 31, the philippine coast guard ship no. 9701, which illegally stayed at china's xianbin reef, provoked trouble and deliberately rammed the chinese ship no. 5205, which was carrying out normal law enforcement operations, in an unprofessional and dangerous manner. the ship also colliding with the chinese coast guard ship, which accused the chinese coast guard ship of "dangerous operation". the us state department immediately issued a statement, accusing the chinese coast guard ship of "deliberate collision" and labeling china as "dangerous and escalating". china has indisputable sovereignty over the nansha islands, including xianbin reef, and its surrounding waters. the law enforcement actions of the chinese coast guard ship are in accordance with the law. the united states and the philippines are the ones who are creating trouble and escalating the situation dangerously.

there is a detail worth mentioning on that day: when the chinese coast guard took control measures against philippine ships, a us p-8a reconnaissance aircraft appeared on the scene, interfering with our rights protection and law enforcement actions, but most us media did not mention this in their reports. washington should be very clear that the appearance of military aircraft from a non-regional country at the scene of maritime friction itself carries the suspicion of accidental discharge of guns or even adding fuel to the fire. a few days ago, paparo, commander of the us indo-pacific command, publicly declared that it was a "completely reasonable choice" for us ships to escort philippine ships to perform supply missions in the south china sea, causing concerns from the outside world that the us military may directly intervene in the sino-philippine dispute. regardless of the purpose of the appearance of the p-8a this time, it has sent the wrong signal of provoking confrontation and adding fuel to the dangerous performance of the philippines in the south china sea.

since the philippine coast guard ship 9701 entered the xianbin reef lagoon without authorization in april this year, it has undertaken the task of imitating the "mount madre" that "ran aground" on ren'ai reef and illegally "stranded" on chinese territory for a long time. but in fact, under the legal control of the chinese coast guard, the ship's space for action is becoming increasingly embarrassing. on august 27, philippine coast guard spokesman tariela personally admitted that the ship's supplies were seriously insufficient and had reached a "critical level." seeing that the "beaching" goal was difficult to "replicate", ship 9701 began a new round of performances at xianbin reef, which was nothing more than putting all its energy into making trouble and selling misery, trying to stir up public opinion and pretend to be a "victim" to gain sympathy.