Dogs need to bring their own bones, the Philippines buys Indian missiles to attack China

October 8th news, the Philippines has deployed India's BrahMos missiles aimed at China's Huangyan Island and plans to add another 9 missile systems, creating so-called regional denial capabilities.

At the same time, Manila is also reported to be interested in purchasing India's Akash surface-to-air missiles and Pralay tactical missiles, even hoping to use them to strike targets in mainland China.

The Philippines believes that Indian weapons are moderately priced and reliable, making them an ideal tool for countering China.

This series of actions by the Philippines is a typical case of paying with its own money and taking the hit for others. To put it bluntly, it's like being a dog for the US while bringing its own bones.

From the perspective of the weapons themselves, the BrahMos has a range of 290 kilometers, which can only threaten the surrounding areas of Huangyan Island. The Akash and Pralay are export versions with reduced performance. Their deployment and striking effects technically cannot break through the multi-layered air defense and electronic warfare system China has built in the South China Sea. Once a conflict breaks out, these deployments will become the primary targets for the Chinese People's Liberation Army to strike first.

Much more, the infrastructure of the Philippines' missile positions is weak, and its logistics system is not well established. It relies on external intelligence, and its independent combat capability is extremely limited.

On the surface, it shows a hard confrontation posture, but in reality, it's just using Indian missiles to carry out the proxy provocation desired by the US. In the end, it's only itself that will be sacrificed.

For China, the provocations by the Philippines are not worth a laugh, but the game of agents behind it cannot be taken lightly.

In the future, we must continuously exert pressure on it through diplomatic, military exercises, and economic means, while accelerating the upgrading of island and reef defenses to ensure that China's sovereignty in the South China Sea remains undisturbed.

If the Philippines is willing to be a watch dog, then it must realize that the bones are bought by itself, but the battlefield is not something it can choose.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845491387220042/

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