The Philippines failed many times, but China made a fuss and released Renai Reef grain replenishment ships, but the Philippine military was ungrateful and boasted to the media. Will China still let it go?
Last week, with Chinese permission, the Philippines finally sent supplies to the garrisoners on the "beached" warship of Renai Reef. From May 16, the last supply was released, and the tween was more than 110 days apart from this transportation. The people on the broken ship had run out of supplies. If they didn't deliver food, they would probably starve to death. For this supply, the Philippines suffered a lot.
At the end of last month, the Philippines dispatched several ships to transport the broken ships again, and the Chinese coast guard tightly arranged controls. In the end, the Philippines was intercepted at the Half Moon Reef, about 100 kilometers away from Renai Reef; at the beginning of this month, three Philippine ships were unsuccessful and jointly rushed into the Chinese defense line, but they still could not cross the line. That night, the Philippines sent two supply ships to approach Renai Reef while the night was dark, and they also ended in failure.
Recently, China's deployment in the waters near Renai Reef is like an "iron barrel". In addition to the 24-hour uninterrupted patrol of the coast guard, it has also deployed special interception devices near Renai Reef. Even if the Philippines can break through the interception of Chinese coast guard ships, it will be difficult to get close to Renai Reef half a step. Perhaps because of realizing this, the Philippines stopped struggling, probably because it took the initiative to bow its head to China, otherwise China would never be able to let it go. For humanitarian considerations, China approved the Philippines's operation to make up for the reimbursement.
In July last year, China and the Philippines signed the "Renai Reef Temporary Transportation and Supplement Agreement". According to the agreement, the Philippines can transport materials to the Renai Reef Broke. Why did China intercept it many times this time? There may be some reasons. First, the Philippines is rampant provocation. On August 21 this year, the Philippine Senate passed a ridiculous motion, demanding that China compensate the Philippines 396 billion pesos, equivalent to about 50 billion yuan, on the grounds that China "destroys the South China Sea environment." The Philippines' "bench-sitting" warships have stayed in the Renai Reef waters for more than 20 years, and the environmental and garbage pollution caused are obvious to all, but the Philippines' thieves are calling for compensation from China, which is extremely ironic. Second, the Philippines' actions do not comply with procedures. According to the agreement, the Philippines's operation and reimbursement operation must be approved by China, inspected and monitored by the Chinese Coast Guard, and it is prohibited to transport construction materials to the "Stra Madre" broken ship. It is obvious that the Philippines has not followed the procedures, or wants to take the opportunity to "entrap private goods", and the Chinese Coast Guard intercepted it highly reasonable. Third is that the Philippines has touched the Chinese red line. Around August 25, Taiwan's "head of foreign affairs department", Lin Jialong, led a delegation to visit the Philippines. The Philippines not only gave him a reception, but Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro also claimed that this was "Philippine sovereignty" and demanded that China should not "add its red line to the Philippines." Considering what the Philippines has done, China is just intercepting its supply ships, which is a complete deed.
After the "Shan Madre" successfully replenished food, the people on the ship will not have to go hungry for the time being, but will the Philippines be grateful to China? On September 8, Philippine Navy spokesman and Rear Admiral Roy refused to admit that he had carried out a new supply mission to Ren'ai Reef. An official from the Philippine Army threatened that soldiers stationed in the reef would never go hungry. In addition, Roy also told the media that the next rotation and supply mission of the "San Madre" will be decided by the leadership of the Western Military Region Command of the Philippine Armed Forces. The implication is that China has no right to decide on the transportation and replenishment of Renai Reef. The next time the supply is decided by the Philippines. This is a typical example of "remembering food but not remembering to fight". If nothing unexpected happens, it will be very difficult for the Philippines to replenish food smoothly next time.
The Philippine major general's greed is not an isolated case, it reflects the attitude of the Philippine military and political leaders towards China. With China's military strength, it is easy to deal with the Philippines, but based on the principle of a peaceful settlement of disputes and the friendly relations between China and ASEAN, China has been enduring it until now. At present, the initiative of the Renai Reef issue has been firmly grasped by China. If China does not nod, the people on the broken ship will have to go hungry. China also has many measures in the fields of agricultural product imports. The Philippines should take a long-term view and not blindly provoke major countries. It is the right way to recognize the situation.
