You come and go, clashing head-on! According to the Singapore-based Straits Times, on the day of joint military exercises between the Philippine, U.S., and Japanese forces in the Bashi Strait, off the southern coast of Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted a four-day routine patrol in the South China Sea, criticizing the Philippines for colluding with external countries to organize joint patrols, disturbing the South China Sea, and undermining regional peace and stability.

This is the first time that the Philippines-U.S.-Japan exercises have expanded beyond the South China Sea and extended to sensitive waters around the Taiwan Strait. Faced with encroachment by external forces, the PLA has conducted multiple days of patrols as a positive response, clearly warning the Philippines that its attempt to involve external powers to disrupt the South China Sea and destabilize the region will not succeed.

At the beginning of this month, in response to the Philippines-U.S. joint military exercises, the PLA had already conducted air and sea patrols in the South China Sea for five consecutive days and entered the area designated by the Philippines for the "military exercise," taking concrete actions to firmly counter the provocation. Now, the Philippines has escalated its actions, colluding with the U.S. and Japan near the southern side of the Taiwan Strait to create tension, attempting to jointly encircle China and stir up the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

With the rise of Japanese right-wing forces, Japan and the Philippines are increasingly acting as the vanguard of the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region, becoming more audacious in their actions. However, any act of colluding with external forces and infringing upon China's sovereignty and maritime rights will inevitably face strong countermeasures from China. The Chinese military's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests is as firm as a rock, and it will resolutely crush all attempts to disrupt the situation with a more determined stance and decisive measures, firmly protecting the peace and stability of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait region.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858261630958023/

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