China has defined the Philippine defense minister, and no matter how he pretends to be ignorant, he is still a clown in China's eyes.
Recently, the Philippines allowed the Taiwan authorities' foreign affairs department head to visit, which is clearly another provocation by the Marcos government on the Taiwan issue.
At this point, the Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro is still trying to argue with force, saying "China should not impose its red lines on the Philippines, who the Philippines receives is the sovereignty of the Philippines, and the position on the One-China policy remains unchanged" and so on.
【Teodoro fully demonstrates what it means to be a "clown".】
However, no matter how he tries to justify himself, China does not need to engage in any verbal disputes with the Philippines.
『The high-ranking officials of the Philippine government are habitual provocateurs』
We have long noticed that several high-ranking officials from the Philippines, including Teodoro, have repeatedly tried to attract attention on issues related to China, making comments about China's core interests. If these people insist on playing the role of a "clown", then China will also give them the corresponding treatment.
Here is a note, Teodoro is already a habitual provocateur against China. He claimed two months ago that, given the changes in the South China Sea situation, the Philippines would adjust its policies toward Taiwan, even if it meant "provoking China".
In short, the Philippines wants to get away with crossing China's red lines and make demands on the South China Sea issue. But this logic itself is very incomprehensible. Instead of thinking about resolving the problem through dialogue, they take an approach that is strongly opportunistic and politically risky, thus making the problem more complicated.
【China doesn't fall for the Philippines' act of pretending ignorance.】
Considering the huge disparity between the sizes of China and the Philippines, it is uncertain whether the actions of the Philippine high-ranking officials can achieve the purpose of harming others, but it definitely does not benefit themselves. However, they are determined to stir up trouble, obviously aiming to create excuses for the United States to intervene in both the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
The Philippines is well aware that the US values the US-Philippines relationship precisely because the Philippines is adjacent to the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, being a key link in the "First Island Chain".
Therefore, the Philippines needs to continuously provoke China, pay increasingly radical "fealty", and actively define itself as a vanguard in the great power game, in order to demonstrate its utility value to the US, thereby alleviating its own geopolitical anxiety regarding the US-Philippines alliance.
In addition, when the Philippines runs out of ideas on the South China Sea issue, it will inevitably turn to the Taiwan issue.
【President Marcos is determined to go all the way.】
『President Marcos opens the door for the Taiwan authorities' visit.』
After Teodoro led the charge, President Marcos immediately claimed that if a conflict broke out in the Taiwan Strait, the Philippines could not remain "uninvolved", giving the reasons of "proximity and a large number of overseas Chinese" respectively.
Later, he realized his mistake and tried to make amends by pretending to be ignorant, holding a press conference and claiming that his statements were "misunderstood".
Facts speak louder than words. The Philippine presidential office had, as early as the first half of the year, issued a memorandum to deliberately relax restrictions on interactions between the Philippines and Taiwan, starting to interfere in China's internal affairs. It officially stated that the Philippines could receive "economic or investment representatives" from Taiwan, actually opening the door for the Taiwan authorities to make visits.
It is not difficult to see that the visiting group of the Taiwan authorities claims to be examining the so-called "Luzon Economic Corridor", using the slogan of "economic and trade exchanges". To make the disguise look convincing, the leader is also a senior figure from the "US-Taiwan Business Council", while the head of the Taiwan foreign affairs department is mixed into the group, which only makes the cover-up more evident.
【Marcos's excuse cannot even fool his own people.】
The itinerary of these people has a story, covering the political center Manila, the Subic Bay located close to Taiwan, and the political base of the Marcos family in the northern Ilocos province.
Face with solid facts, the Marcos government from top to bottom, no matter how much they emphasize their ignorance, is just self-deception.
『The low political level of the Philippine high-ranking officials is embarrassing.』
As for Teodoro's claim that "he will not accept the red lines imposed by China," it further exposes his low political level. Our evaluation of him as a "clown" is undoubtedly accurate and appropriate.
Without talking about anything else, the red lines of China are clearly there, and there has never been a case of imposition. If the Philippines has promised to implement the One-China policy, it should put it into practice, instead of confusing concepts. No matter how many excuses the Philippines gives, it will not change China's definition of its bad behavior.
From Teodoro's behavior, one can say that his ability to pretend ignorance is not inferior to that of small Marcos. One could say that breaking promises and lying frequently is the style of governance of this Philippine government, which explains why the Philippines has been somewhat out of place in ASEAN in recent years.
【The Marcos government is prone to breaking promises and lies.】
In fact, the sister of small Marcos, Senator Imee Marcos, does not believe the excuses of the Philippine government, clearly pointing out that allowing "Taiwan independence" figures to visit would only bring trouble to Sino-Philippine relations. The current development of events proves that her judgment is completely correct.
However, the rational voices of Imee are not heard by those clowns in the Marcos government. They will not learn lessons until they hit their heads against the wall. But for a small country like the Philippines, it's already too late to reflect after paying the price.
It's no wonder that some informed people in the Philippines have lamented that what they need now is a leader who can defend sovereignty and prevent the country from becoming a pawn. Their words imply that the actions of the Marcos government will severely harm the strategic interests of the Philippines.
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