(Canberra/Manila Comprehensive) The tension in the South China Sea has continued to heat up recently, and the Philippines has confronted China many times in this sea area.The Philippine President President Xiaomas stated on Thursday that the Philippines is at the front line that is opposed to regional peace and stability. Vowing will firmly defend national sovereignty and not allow foreign forces to invade one inch of territory.
In Australia, Pagota, a Magic, gave a speech to the Australian Congress on Thursday (February 29) that peace and stability in the Indo -Pacific region had been threatened.
He said: We know that our prosperity and development are inseparable from the peace and stability of the Indian area. Today, this peace, stability and our continued success have been threatened.As in 1942, the Philippines is now in the front line that opposes the success of the peaceful, eroding regional stability, and the success of the region.
Magaks pointed out on Wednesday that the occurrence of Chinese warships in the waters of the Western Philippines and the communication of Philippine vessels were disturbed. These situations were worrying.
In the past year, the Philippines and Chinese ships have repeatedly confronted the seas of controversy in sovereignty in the South China Sea.Last Sunday (25th), the Philippines accused the Chinese maritime police from trying to intercept dangerous interception to transport the Filipino government ships that transported materials to fishermen in the waters of the Skobel Shakya (known as Huangyan Island).China refers to the sea area where the Philippine fishing vessels invade China to have sovereignty. The Chinese Maritime Police expelled the Philippine ships in the relevant waters for two consecutive days.
In his speech on Thursday, Xiao Marco reiterated that although he faced arduous challenges, he would firmly defend national sovereignty and would not allow any foreign forces to try to seize the one -inch territory of the Philippines.We may face arduous challenges, but we have the same strong determination.We will not yield.
He called on Australia to assist in defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and emphasize that this is essential for maintaining regions and even global peace.
He pointed out that the Philippines and Australia and the United States have signed a mutual visit agreement with Australia and the United States, and Australia plays an important role in maintaining regional security.In November last year, Australia also launched a joint patrol with the Philippines in the South China Sea for the first time.
Australian Prime Minister Albanis said on the same day that Australia and Philippines had signed an agreement to strengthen maritime cooperation and vowed to start closer cooperation to promote the common vision of the two countries for the region.
The leaders of the two countries said in a joint statement that Australia and the Philippines signed three agreements on Thursday to strengthen the information sharing and capacity building of government agencies between the two government agencies in maritime and marine environment, network and key technologies, and competition laws.Compatible with interoperability.
Average daily increase in Chinese maritime militia ships
According to data from the Asian Maritime Transparent Initiative Organization of the Institute of International Strategy (CSIS) of the US Think Tank (CSIS), China has continued to strengthen its military existence in the South China Sea. Last year, in the main islands and reefs of the South China Sea last year, the average daily number of Chinese marine ships increased increased.35%.
The report published on Wednesday (28th) analyzed the satellite images of nine southern China waters, and found that there were average 195 militia vessels per day.The organization describes China's maritime militia as a ship forces engaged in commercial fishing, which actually fights alongside the Chinese law enforcement and army.
On the other hand, the Hong Kong South China Morning Post quoted people familiar with the matter on Thursday that Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian has invited Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Australia for two days in mid -to -late March.Wang Yi is expected to visit Canberra and Sydney, and discuss a series of tricky issues during the visit.
It is reported that Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang may visit Australia in June or July this year.
