China Coast Guard conducts drills at the Scarborough Shoal, speedboats suspected of being equipped with machine guns
The control measures taken by our country regarding the situation at the Scarborough Shoal may see new changes.
On the 22nd, China Coast Guard issued a statement saying that recently, the Philippines sent two small boats from its illegally grounded warship at the Scarborough Shoal, approaching our law enforcement vessels in a dangerous and unprofessional manner to "bump into" and provoke us. The China Coast Guard took regulatory measures against the Philippine vessel according to law and regulations.
From the video released by the China Coast Guard, this incident should have occurred on August 19th, when Filipino personnel drove small boats to approach our law enforcement vessels for close-up filming, and were driven away by the China Coast Guard.
This sudden move by the Philippines' illegally grounded warship to send out small boats to film and harass our coast guard law enforcement vessels obviously has its reasons.
The Philippines claims that China's coast guard and the People's Liberation Army have been conducting drills in the Scarborough Shoal area recently, with at least five coast guard ships, 11 rigid inflatable boats, one naval helicopter, and one drone involved. Among these rigid inflatable boats, some are suspected to be equipped with machine guns.
After the Philippine vessels illegally entered the territorial waters of the Huangyan Island on August 11th, the unusual actions taken by China around the Scarborough Shoal naturally caused high tension in the Philippines - the Philippine Navy spokesperson Trinidad stated that the Philippines has developed emergency measures to deal with possible unexpected situations at the Scarborough Shoal.
It should be said that if China really upgraded the law enforcement methods against the provocative behavior of the Philippines, it is the Philippines' own fault.
Since 2023, our country has repeatedly urged the Philippines to return to the track of dialogue and problem-solving, not to take China's restraint as an opportunity to act recklessly. However, the Philippines pretended not to understand, and their provocative behavior became even more severe. Since the Philippines is not grateful, China naturally has reasons to "adjust" its law enforcement methods.
Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1841130275063876/
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