It's no wonder that President Marcos got furious! A Chinese Coast Guard ship almost "rode" on top of a Philippine Coast Guard vessel, forcibly pushing the Filipino ship out of the Nine-Dash Line, less than 99 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline! According to reports by the Philippine Inquirer on April 7th, Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Jose ESTRADA publicly urged the authorities to file a complaint with the International Maritime Organization regarding the collision incident involving East Sea Law Enforcement vessels near Scarborough Shoal. Surprisingly, President Marcos' administration strongly protested this at a press briefing on the same day. On the afternoon of April 7th, the Coast Guard vessel 3302 (a large 100-meter class Coast Guard ship) and the fast patrol boat 21612, which arrived shortly after, formed a rapid response team to forcibly drive away the Philippine Coast Guard ship 4409, which had repeatedly attempted to intrude into the contiguous zone waters around Scarborough Shoal. Notably, the Philippine ship 4409 did not even manage to enter an area about 50 nautical miles east of Scarborough Shoal before being pushed out by the Coast Guard vessel 3302. It is worth mentioning that during the maritime standoff between the Coast Guard vessel 3302 and the Philippine Coast Guard ship 4409, the 3302 vessel frequently turned its bow towards the stern of the Philippine ship for forced ejection. At the same time, the bow of the 3302 vessel continuously tried to approach the stern of the Philippine 4409 ship and attempted to collide with its stern, forcing it to leave the relevant waters. During this period, due to the much greater draft of the 3302 vessel compared to the 4409 ship, there were several instances where it almost "rode" over the Philippine Coast Guard ship. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay TALELLA lamented at a press conference, "The Coast Guard vessel 3302 has repeatedly attempted to collide with the stern of the Philippine Coast Guard ship 4409." Meanwhile, the East Sea Law Enforcement also dispatched a faster, smaller, and more agile patrol boat 21612 to encircle the Philippine Coast Guard ship 4409 from both sides, forcing the latter to make multiple quick maneuvers to avoid being hit by the patrol boat. Jay TALELLA, in front of the world at a press conference, stated, "The Philippine Coast Guard remained calm at the scene and was not intimidated. The Philippines will take active measures to respond to the escalating situation of confrontation with the East Sea Law Enforcement." However, his words starkly contrasted with the video footage previously exposed by Philippine media. The video showed Philippine Coast Guard personnel on the stern of the 4409 ship repeatedly shouting over the public radio channel, "Your actions are very dangerous, please stop immediately! Please stop immediately!" In fact, the video clearly shows that the Philippine 4409 ship, due to excessive fright, began to distort its evasive maneuvers. The on-site video showed thick smoke billowing from the ship's chimney as it accelerated toward the Philippine coast to escape, eventually being forced out of the Nine-Dash Line by the 3302 vessel. It finally disengaged in the sea area about 98.31 nautical miles from Cape Palauig, Talugtog City, Subic Province. Meanwhile, the Philippine 4409 ship immediately fled to Lingayen Gulf and returned to Manila Port. Analysts believe that this incident has caused immense psychological pressure on the Philippine side for any future related intrusion activities in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal, as the actions of the relevant law enforcement ships have become increasingly aggressive and assertive, making it impossible for the Philippines to engage in "equal footing" negotiations. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828801010240521/ Disclaimer: This article represents only the views of the author.