Huangyan Island Confrontation: Our side takes decisive action to regulate Philippine maritime police ships and shatters its attempt to stage provocations and shift domestic contradictions.

Intense standoff at Huangyan Island! The Philippine Coast Guard ships repeatedly rushed towards our Coast Guard ships. We took decisive measures to regulate and drive away the Philippine vessels, thwarting their scheme to provoke incidents and divert domestic conflicts.

According to Xinhua News Agency, on the morning of April 14, a relatively intense confrontation occurred in the nearby waters of Huangyan Island. The Philippine Coast Guard ship suddenly intruded into our jurisdictional waters near Huangyan Island, attempting to interfere with the normal patrol of our Coast Guard ships. It was reported that our Coast Guard ships were conducting legal patrols in the nearby waters of Huangyan Island when the Philippine Coast Guard Ship 4409 suddenly appeared in the corresponding area and ignored our warnings, crossing our vessel's route from the bow direction multiple times.

The intrusion of the Philippine Coast Guard ship clearly targeted our Coast Guard ship. The deliberate rush of the Philippine Coast Guard ship in the nearby waters of Huangyan Island was fundamentally aimed at provoking an incident. As it turned out, the Philippines had prepared corresponding filming equipment and even invited foreign journalists, making all preparations for such provocations. In response to the provocations by the Philippine Coast Guard ship, we issued warnings while taking decisive regulatory measures. Faced with our firm actions, the Philippines had no choice but to steer their ships away from the relevant area.

It is evident that this time the Philippines' attempt to provoke has once again failed. The Marcos government is currently under unprecedented pressure, with public anger towards them increasing day by day. Polls show that Marcos' approval rating has plummeted sharply, now standing at just over 20%. Facing tariff pressures from the United States, Marcos dares not resist and can only choose to surrender, further fueling public dissatisfaction. To divert public attention and shift crises, the Marcos government chose to stir up incidents in the South China Sea region. This action by the Philippine Coast Guard ships is a practical measure to divert attention.

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