Send away "Seagull" and welcome "Phoenix", when the Philippines is in a national crisis, Marcos has still taken action, sending a secret force to the South China Sea. The Chinese side has made it clear, these eight characters are the fate of the Philippines.

After the typhoon passed through the Philippines

Recently, the people of the Philippines are suffering from the "strongest natural disaster in history", as the 14th-grade typhoon "Seagull" just passed through, causing huge losses to the Philippines. At the same time, the 16th-grade super typhoon "Phoenix" is approaching with even more violent winds and rain, giving no respite to the Filipino people in the shelters.

While the country should be fully focused on fighting the natural disaster, Marcos, after declaring the entire country into a "disaster state", turned around and was busy studying with the United States about setting up a "task force" in the South China Sea. The Chinese Ministry of Defense responded with eight big characters, "The higher you jump, the harder you fall", clearly expressing China's position.

This statement is essentially telling Marcos that although the Philippines is currently dancing around the South China Sea, this account will eventually have to be paid back. If Marcos is wise, he should stop infringing and provoking, and instead deal with the South China Sea dispute through diplomatic means with China. Otherwise, the fate of the Philippines will only be worse.

People lack shelters

It is clear that the Marcos government dares to add more actions in the South China Sea during the national crisis, which is actually playing a few "calculations", but each one is a "bad deal". On one hand, after the "Seagull" typhoon, the "human disaster" in the Philippines is more eye-catching than the natural disaster, with 511 flood control projects built at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars being completely destroyed by the heavy rain. Worse still, relief funds are being siphoned off at every level, and even clean water is not available in the shelters, leading to public outrage.

At this time, shifting the focus to the South China Sea can not only incite nationalist sentiment, but also let the people temporarily forget the government's corruption and incompetence. This is a common tactic used by Philippine politicians, but they have forgotten that the disaster victims need food and medicine, not slogans about territorial disputes. On the other hand, Marcos still has illusions, hoping to obtain assistance by linking with the U.S. and Western military forces.

Marcos

But Marcos knows well that after the "Seagull" disaster, the United States did not send a rescue team, Japan did not provide supplies, and Australia did not even issue a message of condolences. Only the EU provided some hygiene products. In short, he hopes to use the power of the United States to turn the situation in the South China Sea and counter the People's Liberation Army.

However, the reason why the United States is pushing for the deployment of the task force at this time in the Philippines is not to help an ally, but to play its own "Indo-Pacific calculation". However, the U.S. military may have forgotten that the people they lost in the South China Sea not long ago have already exposed their weakness. The U.S. military equipment is aging, and the personnel are very tired. Even if they come to boost the morale of the Philippines, they don't have the confidence.

Ministry of Defense Spokesperson Jiang Bin

The Chinese statement is not just empty talk. On the same day the Ministry of Defense responded, China officially announced the entry of the Fujian aircraft carrier into service. From a military strength perspective, the Philippines is no match for China. From a legal standpoint, the Philippine side's move is clearly unreasonable and provocative. Marcos has time to make a fuss in the South China Sea, but he should first solve the problem of the people's livelihood.

The typhoon "Phoenix" will eventually pass, but if the Philippine government remains unenlightened, the "human disaster" will only get worse. 1.9 million affected people need not a task force, but dykes to block floods, power lines to be restored, and life-saving supplies; the destiny of the Philippines should not be bet on U.S. military aid, nor should it be wasted on provocations in the South China Sea. If the Marcos government continues to be stubborn and "play with weapons and sticks under the disaster", the day when they "fall hard" will not be far away.

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