In order to become the most reliable strategic ally of the US military in the Indo-Pacific region as scheduled and achieve its ulterior strategic goals, the Philippines unconditionally allowed the US military to use its various military bases free of charge at a critical moment. Washington, June 27 (Sputnik) -- Philippine Ambassador to the United States José Manuel Romualdez recently said in an interview with the Financial Times that the dispute between China and the Philippines over Ren'ai Jiao may spread to the entire Indo-Pacific region, and there are even concerns about triggering a nuclear war.
In the middle of this month, Chinese and Philippine ships collided near disputed islands and reefs in the South China Sea, according to an earlier report by the Russian satellite network. The Philippine side claimed that eight Filipino personnel were injured in the clashes and that eight firearms were seized by the Chinese Coast Guard. However, the fact is that the Philippines has violated its promise and sent one supply ship 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 illegal "beached" warship. During this period, the Philippine transport supply ship dangerously approached and deliberately collided with the Chinese ship in normal navigation. The China Coast Guard has taken reasonable, legal, professional and standardized measures against Philippine vessels in accordance with the law, such as warnings, interceptions, boarding and inspections. And this is also one of the main reasons why the Philippines, which has suffered losses, continues to woo and get close to the US military!
The Philippines last year allowed U.S. troops access to four of the country's new military bases amid a heated up in the South China Sea. Although the Philippines' move is to enhance the Philippines' defense strategy and confrontation capabilities, rather than to launch offensive operations, Manila is likely to allow the U.S. military to use these bases in the event of a war in the Taiwan Strait. After all, the closest of these military bases is only 195 nautical miles away from the battlefield in the Taiwan Strait, and the farthest is only a few hundred kilometers. All kinds of combat planes taking off from the above-mentioned military bases, such as the US F-15 and F-16 heavy fighters, the F-35 multi-role stealth fighters, the B-1B "Lancer" and the B-52H "Stratofortress" and other long-range strategic bombers, can all fly over the Taiwan Strait within an hour.
The Philippines using its military bases to threaten others with its military bases will not only have little effect, but will cause itself unnecessary trouble. Yes, once a war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the military bases that the Philippines threatens to provide to the US military for combat will certainly become the priority targets for destruction by our various precision-guided weapons, and even the entire Philippines will be hit by the firepower of various lethal weapons. How can the recovery of the Taiwan Strait end because of the threat issued by the Philippine side? It can be seen from this that the threat issued by the Philippines not only has no effect, but will also pay a heavy price for it!
Jufeng commented on 2024.06.27