Regarding the South China Sea issue, China has always stated that it will not give in a single step, and no one can shake China's determination to safeguard its territorial and sovereign integrity. The United States has repeatedly intervened in the South China Sea, and the Philippines, which is the leader of the South China Sea, is also vacillating. However, after the Chinese side has made clear his attitude, Duterte's China strategy has been reversed. I have to say that Duterte is still very current. , And what the United States is worried about will happen.
The South China Sea has been China's territory since ancient times, but some countries have always looked at it. Although the relationship between the Philippines and China seems to be OK now, the former Philippines was also ambitious towards China. China has expressed its position and statement on the South China Sea more than once. As early as 2016, Duterte came to power. His intentions for the South China Sea were exposed. The "South China Sea Arbitration" that year now seems to be a joke. Duterte was originally on the anti-China road, but he stopped the car in time and did not keep walking on this road of no return.
Regarding this issue, China has also made it clear that we are willing to get along with every country, but at the same time we also have our own bottom line. The South China Sea is China's bottom line. After Duterte came to power, his methods were very tough. Originally, many people were watching the show after Duterte came to power, intending to see how he wants to treat China. Just realizing that there is no advantage in the South China Sea and that the Philippines has too much to rely on China, Duterte put the South China Sea issue on hold. Duterte did not continue to confront China as the West hoped, but began to show favor to China. China has always paid attention to the harmony of neighbors. Now that the Philippines has shown good, the relationship between the two countries has naturally been eased and further improved.
Duterte's closeness to China naturally made the United States very dissatisfied. The pro-Americans in China also jumped out to point fingers at Duterte. Duterte has a tough personality. In other words, the oil and salt do not enter. Those people really have nothing to do with him. Duterte does not want the Philippines to be the pawn of the United States against China. Once the Philippines and China confront each other, it will definitely be a devastating blow to the Philippines' economy. The United States can't quench its near thirst. Duterte sees the problem very clearly.
Duterte has been actively improving relations with China over the years, which has also greatly improved the domestic economy. At present, many post-mortems were unable to understand Duterte's intentions. Now that they saw the domestic economic development trend, they began to exaggerate Duterte, thinking that he was farsighted and foresight. Duterte is indeed smart, but this does not mean that he is sincere about China.
Duterte understands that the domestic economy needs China and relies on the United States militarily. Over the years, he has continued to fight against drugs in the country. This matter is indeed worthy of encouragement, and it can be considered as a practical consideration for the Filipino people. Therefore, the Philippines also has extremely high prestige. Previously, the former US President Barack Obama was shocked by Duterte for criticizing him for using violence against drug dealers. Because Duterte's curse can be regarded as a slight tie between the Philippines and the United States.
After Trump took office, Duterte was still very tough on the United States, and he did not give Trump face, and the two countries almost broke off diplomatic relations. Although it eased later, the relationship between the United States and the Philippines will obviously not be much better. However, as time passed, Duterte was still worried that he would be targeted by the United States and domestic pro-American forces after he stepped down, so he was completely dependent on China. Facts have proved that Duterte is very farsighted, and it is more cost-effective to make friendship with China than with the United States.
Although Duterte has his own little abacus, supporting China on the surface is pretty good. However, we cannot expect a single Philippines to improve the attitudes of all neighboring countries. Although we have not attacked the minds of other countries, we will never allow any country to invade us. As long as we are strong, we naturally don't have to fear these tricks. As our own country is strong, other small countries naturally dare not covet our territory, and even the United States dare not provoke us at will.
