Philippine media: The Philippine supply fleet was disarmed, and the special combat team member broke his finger

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2024-06-18 18:35Posted in Jiangsu Associate Professor of Military Theory

After the new regulations of the mainland coast guard came into effect, what kind of punishment Philippine ships were punished for forcibly intruding into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland has become a topic of general concern for all parties. According to Philippine and U.S. media, Filipino personnel suffered a lot during the operation on June 17, with all six ships intercepted, eight wounded, including Navy special operators, and some with broken fingers, and their weapons confiscated by the mainland coast guard.

According to a June 18 report by the Observer, the Philippine government has accused the mainland coast guard of carrying out "illegal, aggressive, and reckless" law enforcement operations against the Philippine side, and admitted that the operation to "beach" the warship at Ren'ai Jiao failed, the rotation of personnel was not completed, and the Philippine ship was damaged.

Philippine media: The Philippine supply fleet was disarmed, and the special combat team member broke his finger

The Philippine government has been tight-lipped about more details of the operation. However, the Philippine media Palawan News quoted information from people familiar with the matter, pointing out that on June 17, members of the Philippine Navy and the Navy's special operations team drove six ships into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland, intending to transport supplies and rotate personnel for the illegal "beached" warships at Ren'ai Jiao.

Intercepted by the Chinese Coast Guard, not a single Philippine vessel has reached Second Thomas Shoal. The main ship in the operation was surrounded by Chinese vessels, which were towed far away after ramming the Chinese vessels. The rest of the ships were also unable to move forward under the interception of the Chinese side, and even the rigid inflatable boat released by the Chinese side was successfully stopped by the Chinese side.

The rigid inflatable boat was allegedly directly impaled and incapacitated. The Chinese Coast Guard also boarded the boat for inspection and confiscated eight weapons belonging to the Philippine military. During the enforcement process, the Philippine Navy special operator, named Naptor Ang Daliri, lost a finger and the remaining seven were slightly injured.

The report of GMA, the second largest television station in the Philippines, was about the same as that of Palawan News, and GMA's report was quoted by Bloomberg in the United States. From this, we can see more clearly that the Philippines tried to challenge the new regulations of the mainland coast guard and took the initiative to come to the door to beg for a fight, but finally ended up with a "can't eat and walk" ending.

It should be pointed out that the mainland coast guard's law enforcement operation has slapped the United States and other countries outside the region in the face. At the same time that the Philippines sent ships to forcibly intrude into the waters off Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines were carrying out so-called "multilateral maritime cooperation activities" in the South China Sea.

The exercise began on June 16 and ended on June 17. The United States sent the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson, Japan sent the Murayu-class destroyer USS Kiriyu, Canada sent the Halifax-class frigate USS Montreal, and the Philippines sent a patrol ship.

The U.S. Navy claimed that the purpose of the joint exercise was to "reaffirm the commitment of the United States, Japan and Garfield to regional security and maintain freedom of navigation and overflight in the high seas." It was at the instigation of the United States and other countries that the Marcos Jr. government sent ships carrying illegal supplies such as construction materials in an attempt to force their way into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland.

It is now clear to people that the Marcos Jr. administration's shackling of the Philippines to the US chariot will only harm Philippine interests. The United States will only arch the fire in the whole process, and will not help the Philippines at all; The Philippines has also paid the price for its provocative actions, and more and more Filipinos are beginning to realize that the introduction of American power into the South China Sea will only make the Philippines itself more insecure, and the Philippines is becoming a pawn of the United States.

The mainland has already made a determination on the Philippines' forcible incursion into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao. The official account of the "China Coast Guard" pointed out that China has taken control measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with the law, and the Philippine transport and replenishment ships ignored China's repeated solemn warnings and deliberately approached dangerously, resulting in a collision, and the responsibility lies entirely with the Philippine side.

When asked by a Reuters reporter about whether China would use "lethal force" against the Philippines, Lin Jian, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland, first stated the relevant facts, and then pointed out that China controlled the Philippine vessels in accordance with the law, and the on-site operations were reasonable, legal, professional and restrained. While China insists on resolving maritime differences through negotiations, it will also resolutely respond to violations.

It is worth mentioning that the failure of the Philippine operation is almost a declaration of the "death date" of the "beached" warship. You must know that as the Marcos Jr. administration has openly denied the "gentlemen's agreement" reached between China and the Philippines on the issue of Ren'ai Jiao, Philippine supply ships have not been able to successfully approach Ren'ai Jiao in the past few weeks, and the illegal materials airdropped by Philippine planes have also been confiscated and disposed of by the mainland coast guard.

As a result, the "beaching" personnel at Ren'ai Jiao may face the problem of "running out of food," and they will have to leave in embarrassment.

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