Some time ago, the relationship between China and the Philippines deteriorated a lot because of the laser incident, and Philippine President Marcos even urgently summoned the Chinese ambassador for this matter. But what if summoned, the location of the incident was Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, which originally belongs to China's territorial waters, and in any case, China is the rightful side. However, the Philippines is unrelenting in public opinion and insists on China giving an explanation that satisfies them. But how could China apologize to the Philippines because of this?
However, such a stalemate is not a thing, can it be said that the United States' careful thinking to divide Sino-Philippine relations will succeed because of the laser incident? You know, since Biden took office, the status of the Philippines in the hearts of Americans has continued to rise. The reason why Biden attaches importance to the Philippines is because of its geographical location, which can be used as the core of the "Indo-Pacific strategy". As long as the United States and the Philippines can make a breakthrough in military cooperation, the Philippines, which is adjacent to the South China Sea, will surely become an important support point for the United States to contain China.
Fortunately, the subsequent development of things did not go as the Americans wanted. At a time when the outside world is paying more and more attention to the laser incident, Philippine President Marcos has changed his attitude towards the matter. Recently, Marcos said in an interview that despite the "laser incident", the Philippines did not consider initiating a "joint defense treaty" between the United States and the Philippines, but firmly "cooperated with neighboring countries" to ensure peace and security in the regional situation. Obviously, the Philippines is showing with its actions that they refused to get on the thief ship of the Americans, otherwise Marcos would not have stepped on the brakes in the laser incident.
Not initiating a U.S.-Philippines defense agreement, but cooperating with neighboring countries, shows that the Philippines is very clear about its strategic position in the Sino-US competition. Although the Philippines will inevitably be frequently wooed by the Biden administration because of its special geographical location, it will become a "bridgehead" for the United States to contain China. But Marcos knows better that once he becomes the "pawn" of the United States in the Sino-US competition, then today's Ukraine will be a lesson for the Philippines. First of all, from the perspective of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine is the "bridgehead" for the United States and NATO to contain Russia.
Once the Philippines is involved in the Sino-American game, the next Ukraine will emerge. Second, while China advocates peaceful development, the laser incident reminds Marcos that China is not afraid of war. The incident was purely of the United States and the Philippines, and the overreaction to the Chinese threat exaggerated the Chinese threat, but at the same time, the incident also showed that China will not back down from the issue of core national interests. In fact, the laser incident is not just a reminder to the Philippines that China has abundant martial arts. At the same time, it also reminds us that for those small countries that try to get caught between China and the United States, China needs to make them understand that if they disobey, they will be beaten. Just like this time, China must be hard when it should be tough, as long as China is a little tougher, then the Philippines can only retract its head. 【Three soils】