The Philippines has made its voice heard! While we are conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines has expressed its stance! Philippine Chief of Staff Briones claimed that in the event of an "attack" on Taiwan, his country would be "inevitably" drawn into the conflict. During an inspection of troops stationed in northern Luzon, Briones said: begin planning our actions to respond to possible military actions against Taiwan.
Briones claimed that in the event of any incident in Taiwan, the Philippines would inevitably be drawn into it. As the national armed forces of the Philippines, we must have the mindset that we are already in a state of war. Clearly, while we are conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines seems to be attempting to make some moves regarding the Taiwan issue. However, we must say, what does it mean for the Philippines to be inevitably drawn into this situation? What is meant by the Philippine national armed forces being in a state of war?
The Taiwan issue is our internal affair; does the Philippines really want to get involved? Does the Philippines fully understand the consequences of getting involved? We need to remind the Philippines that there is no such thing as inevitability for the Philippines to get involved. If the Philippines insists on taking sides while we resolve the Taiwan issue or provides convenience for external forces to interfere with the Taiwan issue through some military action, then the Philippines should carefully consider the consequences.
On the Taiwan issue, as long as the Philippines strictly adheres to the One-China principle, the Philippines will have nothing to worry about. Clearly, the current position expressed by the Philippines has not yet fully realized this point. Our attitude is very clear: any force attempting to interfere with our internal affairs will face serious consequences. On the Taiwan issue, the Philippines only has one option: to speak and act cautiously, and avoid provoking trouble.
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