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On June 17, the Philippine Coast Guard dispatched a replenishment vessel and two inflatable boats to illegally intrude into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in China's Nansha Islands in an attempt to deliver supplies to the landing ship that was illegally "beached".
In response, the Chinese side dispatched a coast guard force to directly raid the Philippine military's speedboat, subdued a number of special forces, and seized several fully automatic rifles and pistols.
This action against the Philippines is really gratifying! So what exactly does it look like? What does it mean for the coast guard to board a Philippine ship for the first time?
First, Ren'ai Jiao has achieved a great victory
According to Philippine media, when the ship collided, several Philippine soldiers were slightly injured in the chaos, and one of the special forces had his palm stuck between the two ships, causing a broken finger.
In addition, during the operation, the Philippines also sent speedboats to cover the operation, but they were also quickly intercepted by the Chinese Coast Guard, and the Chinese side directly surrounded the Philippine ships from all sides, and dragged these Philippine ships to a position far away from the broken ship with cables.
Subsequently, the Chinese Coast Guard boarded and inspected the Philippine vessel, and the Philippines was finally forced to declare that the resupply operation had failed.
On the 17th, the China Coast Guard issued a statement pointing out that the Philippine vessel illegally intruded into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in China's Nansha Islands and ignored China's repeated solemn warnings, which was a violation of the "International Rules for Avoiding Collisions at Sea".
In response, the China Coast Guard will take control measures against him in accordance with the law, including warnings, stops, boarding inspections, and forced evictions.
This temporary boarding inspection by China can be said to be very rare, which also means that China has no longer tolerated the Philippines and will take more powerful measures to stop the Philippine provocations in the South China Sea.
2. Philippine ships evacuated overnight
In 1999, the Philippines used its broken ship to illegally "beach" the reef in order to take possession of the reef area through such shameless means.
At a regular press conference on November 24, 2023, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian reiterated this position and demanded that the Philippines keep its promise and tow away the warship illegally "beached" at Ren'ai Jiao.
At the same time, the mainland has repeatedly stressed on other occasions that Ren'ai Jiao has always been a part of China's territory and is an inseparable part of China's Nansha Islands geographically, economically, politically, and historically.
Now that China's new coast guard regulations have been promulgated, the Philippines still wants to defy the law, ignoring China's strong opposition, and insisting on carrying out replenishment activities on the "beached" warships docked on Ren'ai Jiao, in a vain attempt to achieve permanent occupation of Ren'ai Jiao.
The Chinese Navy's siege of the Philippine shipwreck this time is also a warning to the Philippine side to put away their careful thinking as soon as possible and honestly withdraw from the illegal "beaching" of Ren'ai Jiao.
According to the information released by the China Coast Guard, in the early morning of the 17th, a Philippine supply ship illegally intruded into the waters near Ren'ai Jiao on the mainland, and the ship deliberately approached our ship in an unprofessional manner despite the solemn warnings of the mainland.
In the end, there was a bit of a collision between the two ships, which of course we don't want to see, but the responsibility lies with the Philippines, so it makes sense for the Chinese coast guard to control them according to the law.
According to a number of foreign media reports, this is not the first time that the Philippine side has engaged in "porcelain touching".
According to public information, on October 22 last year, a Philippine vessel trespassed into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao in China's Nansha Islands without permission and deliberately collided with a Chinese coast guard vessel, which the Chinese coast guard stopped in accordance with the law.
Unexpectedly, the Philippines still did not stop, and on the 4th of this month, the Philippine Coast Guard's patrol ship "Teresa Magbanua" (MRRV-9701) stayed at Sembin Reef for nearly 50 days and has been conducting exploration and underwater survey activities.
In the face of the Philippines' continued illegal underwater operations at Sembin Reef, the Chinese coast guard has not been accustomed to them, but has directly taken enhanced deployment and countermeasures.
In the end, the Philippines had no choice but to abandon their illegal activities and withdraw from the area.
3. What does it mean for the coast guard to board a Philippine ship for the first time?
Combined with the repeated deliberate collisions of the Philippine side, we can see that it actually has three major intentions.
First, the Philippines wants to create an image of China as "bullying the small with the big" in the international public opinion arena through deliberate collisions and other behaviors, so as to attract the attention and sympathy of the international community.
Second, the Philippines is trying to distract China from its multi-pronged provocations in order to focus its efforts on finding opportunities in the South China Sea.
In addition, by spreading rumors, deliberately distorting and maliciously smearing China, the Philippines also wants to draw the attention of the international community to the South China Sea dispute and put pressure on China.
During the inspection, the China Coast Guard demonstrated its control over the area and its legal authority, demonstrating that China has legitimate law enforcement authority over Ren'ai Jiao and its surrounding waters, further confirming and strengthening China's law enforcement jurisdiction in the South China Sea.
At the same time, the inspection is also a strong response and deterrent to the provocative behavior of the Philippines, which has repeatedly illegally intruded into the waters adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao and tried to deliver supplies to warships that are illegally "beached", which has aroused strong dissatisfaction and repeated warnings from China.
Through this boarding, the Chinese coast guard not only successfully drove away the Philippine ship, but also warned and punished the Philippine side, which can also be seen that the mainland coast guard's provocative behavior against the Philippines has become more and more tough, if the Philippine side is still stubborn, the final waiting for them will be more severe punishment!
Reference Sources:
2024-06-18 00:09 Global Times The Philippines admits: supply failure
June 18, 2024 12:43 GMA General News The Chinese Coast Guard seized Philippine guns in the latest clash with Ayunjin