（粵語）華盛頓強調，美菲共同防禦條約也適用於南海｜【 #軍事熱點】

The conflict between the Philippines and the CCP has been escalating in the South China Sea The heat in the South China Sea has begun to attract the attention of the world The latest conflict took place in the Aztecs' shallow beach The CCP's coast guard surrounded the Philippine Coast Guard and collided with it This is the 7th collision between Beijing and Malaya in the South China Sea in the past month On August 31st the Philippine Coast Guard Tresa Bagabaloa a large multi-purpose cruise ship was hit by the CCP's 5205 three times in a row In this collision Tresa Bagabaloa's ship was hit by a hole and caused other facilities to be damaged During the collision the CCP's multi-purpose cruise ship surrounded the 97-meter-long Philippine cruise ship made in Japan Two of them the CCP's 837 tugboats also took part in the operation The photo taken by the Philippine Coast Guard shows that the CCP's tugboats In fact, the Chinese navy's tugboats also took part in the previous incident Including the June 17th incident The Chinese navy's tugboats pulled the Philippine tugboats out of the disputed area On September 1st the U.S. State Department stated in a statement that the U.S. condemns the CCP's legal maritime actions against the Philippines in the South China Sea for taking dangerous and escalating actions Spokesman Marshall Miller said A Chinese tugboat collided with a Philippine tugboat in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone on purpose three times causing the shipwreck and endangering the safety of the crew The statement stated that the CCP has taken a series of dangerous and escalating actions in the region and reiterated that the joint defense treaty between the U.S. and the Philippines is also applicable to the South China Sea Stanford University National Safety Innovation Center U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Ray Powell said this is the first time he has seen the CCP's troops pulling tugboats towards the Isforda Powell speculated the CCP's tugboats may only be for the purpose of pulling Teresa Magalbaroa out of the Isforda But he did not determine if the CCP's actions were military intervention Because in normal circumstances only when a ship has a malfunction or for some reason cannot move on its own tugboats are needed Contrary to reports from the Philippine media the CCP's official media pointed out that this incident was caused by the Philippine Coast Guard The CCP released a video stating that the Philippine tugboats deliberately hit their tugboats However, the video filmed on site shows the collision occurred at the stern of the Teresa Magalbaroa After this incident Malala still decided to keep her position in the Isforda Coast Guard and once again called on the CCP The Philippine National Maritime Commission issued a statement stating These tugboats have now become a mature military base In recent weeks incidents around the Isforda have been increasing rapidly including the collision of three tugboats and the Philippine's supply mission to the shore Although on August 28, Malala used the coast guard helicopter to supply Teresa Magalbaroa the CCP's maritime police warned that if the Philippine continues to use aircraft or tugboats to supply Teresa Magalbaroa more collisions may occur Isforda is the name of the Philippine The West called it Sardinia It is located in the northwestern part of the Palau Islands about 200 kilometers away from the Philippines Originally the biggest territorial dispute in the South Sardinian Islands was the Second Thomas Treaty known as the Treaty of Sardinia A Philippine warship once docked here In May this year the Philippines, because of the CCP's plan to build a man-made island in Sardinia sent coast guard boats to the island This made Sardinia a point of dispute The area is famous for its rich natural gas and other resources In addition to the CCP's blockade of the Philippine's maritime supply mission in August, in a disputed area three Philippine boats were hit During this time, at least three air-to-air conflicts occurred Following the escalation of maritime and air disputes the Philippines expanded its cooperation with its old partners Powell said the CCP's blatant violence can only successfully help the Philippines to unite its opponents and let them realize the danger they are facing On August 30 the Philippines and Vietnamese officials met in Manila and promised to sign a defense agreement before the end of the year From August 26 to 30 the U.S. Indian Commander-in-Chief General Papalo visited the Philippines During the visit, he met with Philippine President Marcos Defense Minister Teodoro and the Chief of the Armed Forces General Bolorab Papalo and Bolorab visited the Philippine's Bazaar Air Force Base in Banga They discussed how to strengthen the interoperability between the U.S. and the Philippine Armed Forces and how to seamlessly respond to a series of joint challenges in the Indian-Pacific region and immediately conducted military exercises and exchanges with the defense Papalo emphasized that the U.S. and the Philippine Armed Forces continue to strengthen the importance of the common defense foundation established by the former leaders The U.S. and the Philippines will continue to seek modernization development plans joint planning and training in support of the agreement Papalo told reporters that the Philippines, as Washington's longest-standing treaty ally in the region the U.S. military in the South China Sea is one of the options for the Philippine Navy Papalo made it clear that the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea is a possibility for the Philippine Navy This is related to two facts One is that the U.S. and the Philippines have a common defense treaty similar to the North Atlantic Treaty The other is that the CCP Navy has begun to participate in the conflict in the Black Sea region This is a very obvious signal that the CCP may be approaching a very dangerous turning point However Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Bolorab said As long as one side fails to work hard Malaysia will accept this proposal In addition to further deepening the U.S.-Philippine alliance the Philippines also seems to be working hard to strengthen its own defense infrastructure to ensure the ability to fight external aggression Recently, the Philippine Navy's 6th Battalion has adopted a new assault force armor system on the mainland to support vehicles and artillery including the V-300 armored transport vehicle fire support platform and 105mm The Philippine 6th Battalion said In addition to the 6th Battalion the Philippine Air Force is also considering purchasing new medium-range missiles and modernized air-to-air missiles to strengthen its military presence On August 29 Philippine Defense Minister Philippine plans to purchase up to 40 modernized advanced fighter jets Currently, Malaysia is reviewing the prices of multiple companies to find the most suitable weapon equipment for its armed forces but has not revealed the type of aircraft it is considering With the recent escalation of tensions in the South China Sea the Philippines is facing the most serious security threats Malaysia and Beijing accuse each other The Philippine military said The current plan to purchase the latest weapon system is to create an effective threat in the event of an armed conflict with the CCP For this reason, the Philippines first needs to transform its armed forces into a world-class army Currently, the Philippines already has a BrahMos hypersonic cruise missile The effective range of the missile is more than 500 kilometers and the cruising altitude is about 15 kilometers This is the value of the deal signed with India in 2022 worth US$3.75 billion