The grand finale is coming. The Philippines has officially torn up the gentlemen's agreement. China has only one choice: tugboat

in Fang has only one choice left: tugboat

Is the end really coming! The Philippines has officially torn up the "gentlemen's agreement". Since the Philippines insists on doing so, it has got rid of the moral "binding", and China has only one choice left: tugboat!

China Philippines "Gentleman Agreement"

As we all know, during the Duterte administration, a "gentleman's agreement" was reached with China, which promised that the Philippines would not reinforce the Ren'ai Reef and run aground "broken ships", nor build facilities on the reef, and would inform China of any relevant plans in advance.

In return, China agreed with the Philippines to deliver necessities to the "Sitting Beach" ship. With the further intensification of the situation in the South China Sea, the spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines had to mention this agreement:

He said that the purpose of the agreement reached between the previous Philippine government and China was to avoid conflict and maintain peace and control in the South China Sea.

However, although China has asked the Philippines to comply with the agreement through various channels, the Marcos government not only ignored this, but also flagrantly violated the agreement, and recently officially announced to tear up the "gentlemen's agreement".

The Philippines Tears up the "Gentleman Agreement"

According to the report of Observer Network on April 18, recently, the Philippine National Security Adviser Arnold claimed that the Marcos government had no knowledge of any previous secret agreement or so-called "gentleman agreement" between China and the Philippines. He said that even if the two sides had reached some kind of agreement, it has now been abolished.

Then, Arnold also tried to stir up feelings of hatred against China in the Philippines, claiming that China's intention to mention the "gentlemen's agreement" was to split the Philippines and weaken its determination to defend sovereignty, and called on the Filipino people to adhere to their respective positions and counter this destructive statement.

It can be seen that today's Marcos government has been unconcerned to tear up the agreement, and this courage is all due to the support of the United States and Japan, the two "backers".

As we all know, not long ago, the United States led the trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines. In the trilateral statement, in addition to agreeing to assist the Philippines in building railways and ports, they also promised to strengthen defense cooperation among the three countries through military exercises and other means to support the modernization of the Philippines' national defense.

It is worth noting that in order to alleviate the anxiety of the Marcos government about the possible conflict in the South China Sea, the United States has also deployed a medium range missile system within its territory, aiming to send a signal of "unconditional support for allies" to the Philippines and other allies.

Under the bombardment of sugar coated bullets, it is not surprising that the Marcos government will question the "gentleman's agreement" between the former government and China. However, it must be mentioned that Marcos' move is not entirely detrimental to China.

Although it is obvious that the Philippines has violated the "Gentleman Agreement", China may be under moral and public pressure if it takes action before the agreement is repealed.

Now, the Marcos government unilaterally announced the abrogation of the agreement, which means that China can deal with the Ren'ai Reef issue more freely and is no longer bound by the agreement.

So, although this is unpleasant, it is also beneficial for China. Although we try to negotiate with the Philippines in good faith, it seems that when the United States is firmly involved in the South China Sea affairs, we have only one choice left, that is, to tow the wrecked ship directly.

The Marcos government tore up the agreement, which means that the dispute over the Ren'ai Reef may soon come to an end.