China and the Philippines conflict in the disputed waters of the South China Sea for two consecutive days, and blamed the cause of the conflict on each other, which continued to heat up the bilateral tension.Scholars of interviewees predict that the intensity of the game's game around sovereignty may lead to the upgrading of conflicts to small -scale military conflicts.
The China Sea Police Station issued a notice twice on Sunday (December 10) that two Philippine maritime police ships, a business ship and a replenant ship broke into the Nansha Islands Renai Reef (the Philippines called AyunjinReef) Advanced to the sea, attempts to transport materials to the illegal "beach" warships, and the Chinese maritime police take "control measures" on these vessels.
According to the report, the Philippine supply ship "Yona -May May" boat No. 1 ignored China many times at 6:39 in the morning, and suddenly turned to "unprofessional and dangerous ways" and deliberately hit the Chinese Maritime Police 21556.The boat leads to scraping, "responsibility is exactly in the Philippines."
The statement of the West Philippine National Special Forces stated that when the Philippine vessels were performed by conventional supply and rotation missions, they were "harassing and intercepted" by Chinese maritime ships to "deliberately spread false information through official channels and distort the facts of the facts.Express serious concerns. "
The Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela posted a statement on the social platform X, saying that the Chinese maritime police ship collisted with the Philippine national supply ship and launched high pressure on the supply ship and the Philippine Coast Guard ship.The water cannon caused the engine of one of the supply ships to be "seriously damaged" and the mast of the coast guards was damaged.
MaryKay Carlson, the US ambassador to the Philippines, also posted on X for the next day, condemning China to adopt "illegal and dangerous actions" against the Philippine ships.She wrote: "China's aggression ignores the‘ free and open Indo -Pacific region ’, destroying regional stability.”
Gan Yu, a spokesman for China Police Station, responded again that afternoon that the "Yona -May" boat 1 and the Chinese Maritime Police Law enforcement boat scraping was caused by the Philippines deliberately "touching porcelain"."We are telling the Philippines to stop the infringement immediately, strictly control the front -line provocations, and don't move stones to smash our feet."
Gan Yu reiterated that China has "arbitrary sovereignty" in the Nansha Islands including Renai Reef and its nearby waters. The Chinese maritime police will continue to carry out rights protection law enforcement activities in China's jurisdiction, and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and marine rights and interests.Essence
According to Agence France -Presse, the Christmas condolences composed of a Philippine fisherman and folks originally scheduled to go to the Renai Reef to condolences to the Philippine garrison on Sunday.After a conflict between China and the Philippine ships, the condolences claimed that they were forced to change the direction, and eventually suspended the trip under the "continuous tracking" of four Chinese vessels.
One day before the day, Huangyan Island, which has sovereign disputes, staged a sovereign dispute..The China Sea Police Department said on Saturday (December 9) that the Philippine vessels of the three "invaded" Huangyan Island were implemented by the Philippine vessels near the waters of Huangyan Island.
The Philippine President President Macs and Chinese officials held an informal talks during the attendance of the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November to seek the formulation mechanism to ease the tension of the South China Sea.However, bilateral friction did not subscribe to this. The United States and the Philippines have since launched a two -day joint sea and air patrol in the South China Sea.
Li Mingjiang, an associate professor at the Lajilinan International Research Institute of Nanyang University of Technology in Singapore, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the meeting of China and the Philippines did not reach a consensus or proposed a solution. In additionNeither sides want to do any concessions, resulting in frequent conflicts in the near future.
Li Mingjiang pointed out that the Philippine warships, which have been stranded for many years on Renai Reef for many years, have entered the countdown of disintegration. The current core problem is that the Philippines wants to adhere to Renai Reef, and China hopes to have the opportunity to seize the reef.Both sides are preparing for this, including the Philippines' pressure on China in public opinion, fighting for the support of the United States and other allies, and the Chinese maritime police increased their actions."In the next half of the year to a year, it will not be ruled out that the two sides will wipe the guns to get angry, and even a small -scale military conflict broke out."