Beijing tentatively the Sino -US balance policy of Magaks for two consecutive days on

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on the issue of Renai Reef (the Philippines) on the Filipino for two consecutive days, and urged the Philippines to drag away the beach warship immediately; the Philippines reiterated that they would never give up the place in Ayunjin Reef.

The scholars interviewed analyzed that China is trying to test the Sino -US balance policy of Markus.

China Marine Police Ship launched a water cannon on Saturday (August 5) in the controversial South China Sea.The Philippine ship was preparing to transport supplies for military personnel stationed in a beach warship in Renai Reef.

China and the Philippines have been heating up four days around the confrontation of the beach warships.The Philippines condemned Chinese behavior on Sundays as "illegal" and "dangerous", and summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines on Monday and issued a diplomatic meeting to China; the United States also issued a statement to support the Philippines.

After the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August 7) responded to the US statement on the form of a reporter in the United States, on Tuesday (August 8), he once again spoke on the issue of benevolence reef.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Philippines has repeatedly made clear promises to drag on the "warships who illegally sit on the beach" in the reef, but 24 years have passed.Large -scale maintenance and reinforcement to achieve permanent occupation of benevolent reefs.

China criticized that the Philippines' behavior seriously violated the behavior of the South China Sea signed by the international law and the Chinese and Asia Simpan countries.There is no facility state. "

Statement also said that in 2016, the Hague international arbitral tribunal's ruling on the South China Sea "violated international law, including the United Nations Marine Law Convention", which is "illegal and invalid"., Do not accept any claims and actions based on the ruling. "

The Ministry of National Defense also spoke on Tuesday. Speaker Wu Qian said in the form of a reporter that China would continue to take necessary measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, and at the same time called on the Philippines to "keep their promises and stop all provocative behaviors immediately."

The "China Maritime Police" WeChat public account released a video on Tuesday, showing that the Chinese Maritime Police spray warning water cannon on August 5, but said that China "maintains rational restraint throughout the process."

Philippines: No promised to drag away the beach warship

Renai Reef is located 105 nautical miles west of Balawwan Province, Philippines, in the exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles in the Philippines.But China also advocates the sovereignty of this sea area.

According to the Manila Times, the Philippine Coast Guard South China Sea Affairs spokesman Jay Tarriela refuted China on Tuesday, emphasizing that the Philippine government did not promise to drag out the beach warship.

The Philippine Coast Guard also issued a statement reiterated: "The Philippines will never give up the place in Ayunjin Reef."

The sovereignty of the South China Sea is the long -term friction point of China and the Philippines.In 1999, the Philippines put the old landing ship "Madele Mountain" during the Second World War.

This stranded ship has always been stationed in the Filipable Navy's Marine War, and the Philippines will regularly send members to change and transport supplies.During this year, China and the Philippines have confronted the issue of benevolence at least five times.But this time since November 2021, China was the first time in Renai Reef's supply to the Philippines.

After the Philippines became president last year, the President of the Philippines has also strengthened its attention to the South China Sea issue, which has also strengthened military cooperation with the United States, including increasing the US military base in the United States in the Philippines.

The Philippine Senate voted unanimously on August 1 to condemn China to continue to harass the Philippine fishermen and invade the Philippines in the territorial sea in the South China Sea disputed area.

Zhu Feng, dean of the School of International Relations of Nanjing University, analyzed during an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that China increased its response, mainly to worry about the Philippines further expanding the facilities on the loving reef, and there was also concerns about the United States' influence on the expansion of the United States in the South China Sea.Essence

Zhu Feng believes that the water cannon incident may help the Philippines's voices of supporting the United States in China."This also shows that on the one hand, China must safeguard the marine rights and interests in the South China Sea, and on the other hand, it must effectively check the military existence of the United States in the region, and the contradiction between the two is rising further."

Singapore Yusov Usa East South Asian Research Institute ARIES Arugay said in an interview that the upgrade of China ’s movement in the South China Sea is a temptation to the Matscas government, trying to understand that the Philippines is inHow to balance between China and the United States and how to respond to China.

Yarugar said that Magaks still responds cautiously to avoid heating up, but at present the focus of the two sides has shifted to the Philippines that he had promised to drag the beach warship.If China continues to promote existing discussions, China -Philippine relations will be further alienated.