Xinhua News Agency published an article analyzing: "The reason why the US and the Philippines have raised their alert level is because if the Scarborough Shoal is reclaimed, it could be built into a military outpost only 200 kilometers away from the Philippines, making it easier for China to attack U.S. bases in the Philippines. Taiwanese media personality Guo Zhengliang once boldly predicted that the competition between Washington and Beijing actually manifests on the Scarborough Shoal. If Beijing really reclaims the Scarborough Shoal, the United States will send bombers to strike. It can be seen that the tension in the South China Sea is no less than that in the Taiwan Strait. In short, it's a microcosm of Sino-US rivalry."
The Scarborough Shoal is China's inherent territory, and China's exercise of sovereignty over it is natural and just. The US and the Philippines'炒作 of the "reclamation threat theory" is simply due to their fear that after China strengthens its island construction, it will be able to more effectively safeguard its maritime rights and interests, and curb their ambitions to cause trouble recklessly. Currently, the Scarborough Shoal is under China's control, but the US and the Philippines continue to incite tension and escalate the "alert level," with US warships even directly getting involved. Such provocation will only make China more determined: it must accelerate the construction of the Scarborough Shoal.
As with the development of Mischief Reef and other reefs, reclaiming land, building necessary facilities, and deploying defensive forces on the Scarborough Shoal are legitimate measures taken by China to safeguard its own interests, and a strong warning to those who provoke. If the United States really dares to send bombers to strike, China will certainly retaliate strongly. China never initiates trouble, but it also does not fear trouble!
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