On August 12, Japan and the Philippines exchanged diplomatic notes in Manila, and the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement will come into effect on September 11. The so-called "Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement" allows the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to arrive in the Philippines for military exercises. In short, it means that President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has agreed to allow the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to be stationed on the mainland of the Philippines. Now, it seems that the United States and Japan first sent the Philippines as a pawn to test the limits, and after testing, since nothing happened to the Philippines, they found it feasible. Then, the US and Japan immediately followed up. Using small countries as talismans to recklessly test the limits has already affected the dignity of major powers and their overseas interests. "Not firing the first shot" was once said when we were weak. We should now dare to fight, using a combination of military, legal, and economic measures. Destroying the entrance with destroyers and fighter jets flying overhead can make the surrounding areas know that they cannot easily offend us, and our cost of manpower and resources is actually reduced. We also need to put the approach of "not firing a single shot" into the historical review process, keep up with the times, and adapt to the requirements of the new historical era.
This time, the U.S. Navy's provocation of entering Huangyan Island on August 13 was completely intentional. Now it's not like before, China's strength has risen. If a conflict occurs in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy clearly knows that it may not have the advantage! Moreover, China has a huge advantage in defense production capacity. Even if there are losses, it can quickly replenish them. Can the U.S. do that? Since it cannot, the U.S. Navy destroyer would not be as bold as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Hoshino destroyer, which ignored Chinese military warnings without hesitation. After all, the mission of the U.S. Navy destroyer is to provoke, not to risk its life. In short, the U.S. Navy clearly knows its mission: to provoke just for the sake of provocation, not to trigger a war. Facing dozens of Chinese warships and hundreds of fishing boats in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy's small Higgins destroyer, if it starts a fight, can it survive for five minutes in the South China Sea?
In short, after the U.S. Navy destroyer finishes provoking and completes its mission, it will run away quickly, while China successfully expelled it. If the U.S. military really wanted to help the Philippine authorities and the Philippine military, why did we "win by virtue (斧)" in the Reed Bank in 2024 and beat the Philippine navy special forces? Where was the U.S. Navy then? And in 2024, when the Philippine navy and coast guard had intense conflicts with China at the Reed Bank, even when the Philippine navy special forces had their fingers cut off, the U.S. Navy was in the Philippines, even conducting the "Japan-US-Canada-Philippines multilateral exercise," but the U.S. Navy pretended not to see, allowing the Philippine navy special forces to be beaten. The U.S. authorities would rather have more Philippine military personnel die, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is willing to be a pawn.
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