Scholars interviewees analyzed that this occasional incident does not involve major national interests between China and the Philippines, but the Philippines may further move closer to the United States in the future to help deepen the Indo -Pacific strategy and provide the United States in the United StatesThe military convenience involved in the Taiwan Strait issue in exchange for more substantial support in the United States on the South China Sea issue.
U.S. Vice President Harris arrived in the Philippines on Sunday (November 20) to start a three -day visit.Unknown floating objects.Chinese officials confirmed that floating objects were rocket fragments on the same day, but denied the use of force.
The analysis of scholars interviewed that this occasional incident does not involve the major national interests between China and the Philippines, but the Philippines may further move closer to the United States in the future to help deepen the Indo -Pacific strategy and provide the military convenience of the United States to intervene in the Taiwan Strait in exchange for in exchangeThe United States has more substantial support on the South China Sea issue.
The Philippine Navy issued a statement on Monday that the Philippine Navy found unknown floating objects in less than one kilometer west of Nansha Pacaha (known as Zhongye Island) on Sunday, and then sent an rubber boat for inspection.
Carlos pointed out that when the Philippine Navy tied the floating objects to the ship and began to drag, some Chinese maritime police ships approached and blocked the Philippine ships twice.On board.No Philippine soldiers were injured in the incident.
Pacaha Island is adjacent to China -controlled the Bibi Reef; the island reef is not only built on the Air Force base, but also equipped with air missiles and other weapons.
The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that the incident would be thoroughly investigated and waited for detailed reports of maritime law enforcement agencies.
According to the image of the Philippine Space Unit, the floating object may be the "Long March 5" carrier rocket wreckage of the "Long March 5" launch of the "Mengtian" experimental cabin on October 31.
According to Reuters and Agence France -Presse, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning confirmed at a regular press conference on Monday that floating objects were rocket fragments launched by China.She said: "The Filipino staff first salvaged and dragged away the floating objects. After the two parties were friendly and negotiated on the spot, the Philippine side handed over the floating objects to us ... This is not what we say that we ambush and recapture objects."
However, the actual records of the press conference released by the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China did not include Mao Ning's response.
Analysis: The impact of the incident on the relationship between China and the Philippines is "very limited"
Peng Nian, Executive Director of the National Research Center of the South League National Research Center of Hainan Normal University, evaluated in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao. Compared with the collision of fishing vessels in the past, the incident on Sunday was "lighter"."Very limited."
Li Mingjiang, an associate professor of the Nanyang University of Science and Technology, Singapore Nanyang University of Technology, also believed that the incident did not involve important national interests between China and the Philippines and would not cause long -term harm to relations between the two countries.He analyzed that China may be worried that the Philippines will transfer rocket fragments to the United States for technical analysis, so it is required to transfer floating objects.
Harris visited the Philippines on the day of the incident to seek to strengthen the security alliance with Manila.She also plans to go to Balawed Island, the southern China Sea Islands on Tuesday, and reiterates that the United States supports the 2016 international court's ruling on the sovereignty dispute between the South China Sea.
Li Mingjiang pointed out that the Philippine President President President Markus did not continue the former Duterte's policy of the United States, and it was obviously more interested in strengthening military security cooperation between the two countries; coupled with the United States, it is expected that the US -Philippine Army is expected to be in the future.A few years will deepen cooperation, and the scope of cooperation may expand.
He pointed out that the Philippines is not only an important military allies in the United States to deepen the Indo -Pacific Strategy. Once they intervene in the Taiwan Strait conflict, the US military must also provide military convenience through the Philippines through the nearest.
Peng Nian believes that the Philippines currently has a strong position on the South China Sea issue; pro -American military hopes to get the United States more "substantial support" in the future, so they are willing to further expand their military relations with the United States.
China official last Thursday (November 17) met with Marco in Bangkok, emphasizing that in the South China Sea issue, the two countries must adhere to friendly consultations and properly handle different disputes.
Peng Nian pointed out that if the US -Philippine advancing military cooperation is too fast, it may trigger China's concerns or even misunderstandings, which will have a very unfavorable impact on China -Philippine relations.
