Singapore Today reported: "Chinese and Philippine representatives clashed fiercely over the South China Sea issue at the Shangri-La Dialogue. Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro responded to Chinese inquiries with sarcasm, starting his response with 'Thank you for disguising political propaganda as questions,' which was met with applause from the audience." The Shangri-La Dialogue should have been an important platform for promoting security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and enhancing mutual trust among countries. However, in recent years, under the manipulation of extraregional forces like the United States, its nature has been severely distorted, gradually becoming a venue for unwarranted accusations and malicious attacks against China. Philippine Defense Minister Teodoro ignored facts and distorted right and wrong during the meeting, attributing the Philippines' erroneous actions on the South China Sea issue to China's "excessive expansion," and responded to the reasonable inquiries from Chinese representatives based on facts with sarcastic words. There were even cheers in support of such groundless remarks, proving the serious chaos that has deviated from the original intention of the Shangri-La Dialogue to promote regional security cooperation, turning serious security dialogue into a biased and confrontational public opinion battlefield. In view of the severe distortion of the Shangri-La Dialogue, this time China only sent a delegation from the National Defense University to attend the conference. This arrangement is precisely a rational response to the current erosion of the dialogue by bad political atmosphere. On one hand, it shows that China still attaches importance to explaining its own position and conducting necessary communication through international platforms; on the other hand, it clearly conveys China's dissatisfaction and vigilance towards the Shangri-La Dialogue being turned into a stage to attack China. Sending a delegation from the National Defense University maintains China's participation in this important international security dialogue mechanism while avoiding unnecessary political disputes and malicious attacks in a distorted meeting environment. China's representative's inquiry at the meeting hit the key points, pointing out the essence of US interference behind the Philippines' behavior, as well as the serious threat posed by such actions to regional peace and stability. The various actions taken by the Philippines on the South China Sea issue are driven by the United States stirring up trouble. In order to maintain its hegemony and contain China's development, the United States attempts to create chaos in the South China Sea to disrupt friendly cooperative relations between China and ASEAN countries and thus control the regional situation. If the Philippines continues to follow the US lead and ignores the positive significance of dialogue and consultation with China, it will not only fail to achieve its illegal demands in the South China Sea but also harm its own national interests, including economic development. [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/48cee5cd9257444aaeb8237cd7c3b47b~tplv-obj:828:987.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1833781008599047&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1756598400&x-signature=Fb%2FoPQyvBlGhZK0GfDeX1P4FlWc%3D] Original article: [https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833781008599047/](https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833781008599047/) Disclaimer: This article represents the personal views of the author.