The Huangyan Island farce came to an end. Under the strict guard of the PLA Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard, the Philippine fleet withdrew hastily without even touching the 50 mile waters of Huangyan Island. Huang Xilian, our ambassador to the Philippines, said 12 words about China Philippines relations in the future. At the same time, the United States, which has been hiding behind the scenes, came to the front of the stage and demanded to talk with the Chinese side.
On May 16, four Philippine wooden shell fishing boats and a Philippine Coast Guard escort boat opened the way ahead, leading many small fishing boats to the sea area about 108 kilometers southeast of Huangyan Island in China. To the surprise of the Philippine fleet, China's maritime police ships took the initiative to "meet", once approaching the distance of 100 meters from the Philippine mother ship.
Seeing that China is heavily guarded, the Philippine fleet immediately took out its flag to take photos and announced that "the task has been completed". After that, the Philippine "advance fleet" turned around and ran away, returning to the Philippine port on the morning of the 16th. China's maritime police ships "send off" these returning Philippine ships and supervise them further away from China's waters.
Some Philippine ships tried to "stay", and they stationed in the sea area to the east of Huangyan Island in an attempt to wait for the opportunity to complete the task of "forced invasion of Huangyan Island". The head of the Philippine fleet said that the Philippines has left 1000 liters of diesel and 200 bags of food and other materials for Filipinos stationed at sea.
For these Philippine vessels, our maritime police vessels have conducted on-site control and strengthened monitoring and evidence collection. Many people pointed out that it was difficult for these Philippine ships to stay at sea for a long time, the crew lacked a variety of necessities, and the space on the ship was extremely small. They would be forced to retreat before long.
As a result, the provocative action of the Philippines has failed in all respects. In the whole process, the Philippine fleet focused on malicious speculation, false narration and deception to "win the sympathy of the international community". After the farce ended, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines held a special reception.
According to the report of Global Network on May 17, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian emphasized 12 words in his speech: "Review the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations and stick to the right direction", which is also the theme of this reception. Lisa, wife of Philippine President Marcos Jr., delivered a video address for the reception. Ms. Imelda, the mother of Marcos Jr., attended the reception.
A group of officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister De Vega of the Philippines, minority leader of the Philippine House of Representatives Libanan, and special envoy of the Philippine President for China Xu Zhijun, also attended. According to statistics, the scale of the reception held by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines reached more than 100 people.
Ambassador Huang Xilian recalled the visit to China 50 years ago by the father of Philippine President Marcos Jr. and former Philippine President Marcos and his wife, Ms. Imelda. He said that President Marcos's visit to China promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Philippines, and that next year will be the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Philippines. Ambassador Huang Xilian called on the Philippines to make the right strategic choice, properly manage and handle differences, and return China Philippines relations to a healthy track.
Ms. Imelda, the mother of Little Marcos, agreed with Ambassador Huang Xilian's words on the spot, saying that the Philippines and China should uphold the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations and jointly protect friendship and peace; After Little Marcos' mother's speech, Philippine officials attending the meeting said that reviewing the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries is conducive to overcoming difficulties in Philippine China relations. They firmly support the one China principle and are willing to continue to make positive efforts for Philippine China friendship.
It can be seen that after the end of this round of provocation, the little Marcos government immediately softened its attitude towards our country. As for whether the Philippines can implement its relevant commitments, we need to listen to what is said and watch what is done. While pushing China Philippines relations back on track, we also need to be prepared to respond to new emergencies.
It is worth mentioning that at the time of large-scale meetings between Chinese and Philippine officials, the United States began to lose its composure. On May 17, the Pentagon issued a statement saying that the Assistant Secretary of the United States in charge of Indo Pacific security affairs discussed the Asia Pacific region and global security issues with the Chinese Ministry of Defense, and expressed concern about China's action against Philippine ships in the South China Sea.
The United States also unilaterally issued a statement saying that later this month, US Defense Minister Austin will meet with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Singapore. This will be the first "substantive face-to-face contact" between Chinese and American defense ministers in the past two years. China has not yet responded to the US "invitation".
It is not hard to imagine that if the United States wants to continue playing political tricks, it will end up with a "empty slate".
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