The People's Liberation Army has been conducting continuous military activities in the South China Sea, sending unusual signals! According to navigation warnings issued by the Sanya Maritime Safety Administration, military training will take place daily from 5:00 a.m. to midnight from August 3rd to August 7th, during which vessels are prohibited from entering the area. On August 1st, the PLA announced it would conduct maritime and aerial joint exercises in the territorial waters, airspace, and surrounding maritime and aerial domains around Huangyan Island, carrying out multiple realistic combat drills. On July 30th, another readiness patrol was conducted near Huangyan Island.
These three consecutive military actions by the PLA in the South China Sea can be described as a series of three powerful strikes, significantly countering recent provocative moves by the Philippines and the United States in the region. Some netizens have asked: Are we about to take concrete action against the Philippines? At present, we can only say that this possibility is growing increasingly likely, as we have already exhausted nearly all methods of advice and warning toward the Philippines.
However, the Philippines appears determined like a turtle with a lead weight—unwaveringly continuing its escalatory provocations in the South China Sea. For example, incidents involving Filipino personnel deliberately attacking our maritime law enforcement officers at Ren'ai Reef, repeated aggressive intrusions by Philippine coast guard and air force units into Huangyan Island waters, and the Philippines' submission of documents to the United Nations aiming to unilaterally define territorial and maritime boundaries over our Huangyan Island. These actions clearly indicate that the Philippines has abandoned restraint and is now actively testing our tolerance limits.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872493084940288/
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