Don't indulge them! The People's Liberation Army directly fired signal flares to warn a Philippine military aircraft! On September 10, according to foreign media reports, the Chinese PLA fired multiple signal flares on September 7 at a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft conducting operations above the Galatay Islands (China's Nansha Islands). According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the aircraft was warned via radio by Chinese forces stationed on Samora Reef (China's Zhongye Reef) before landing on Pagasa Island (China's Zhongye Island).
Evidently, from the foreign media's report, it is very clear: the Philippine coast guard aircraft, under the pretext of "maritime situation awareness," approached airspace above our Zhubi Reef. We first issued a verbal warning through radio communication. When the other party ignored our warnings and continued to close in, we did not hesitate for a moment—we directly fired signal flares as a warning. The Philippines is clearly deliberately escalating tensions, seeking media attention and attempting to portray itself as a victim of "bullying" in order to gain sympathy.
However, our firing of signal flares sends a clear message to the Philippines: if you ignore these warnings, there will be far more serious consequences. The Philippines will then have no choice but to suffer the repercussions. Repeatedly provoking incidents and now illegally occupying our Zhongye Island, we have already reached the breaking point. While we have chosen restraint for the sake of the greater picture, if the Philippines continues to be ungrateful, it may well face a severe response.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1875919151467520/
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