For the Philippines, Aquino III, one of the current Philippine presidents, is destroying the Arroyo family, which is a political enemy. Being tough with the outside world can divert domestic attention and incite public opinion to consolidate one's political power. Secondly, the Philippines has a military alliance agreement with the United States, through which Phillips tried to kidnap the United States to realize his strategic intention of confronting China in the South China Sea. Third, it seems that Huangyan Island is rich in oil and gas, and the Philippines wants economic benefits.

As far as China is concerned, one of its territorial sovereignty is the core interest of the country. It is impossible for China to let the Philippines clamor there, so it sent a number of fishery vessels to show its existence, but did not send warships, in order not to make things worse; Second, after all, the slogan of peaceful rise has been shouted for so many years. Once a war breaks out, whether we take the initiative or not, whether we are in charge or not, it may have a bad influence on the international community. The western forces that hate China will certainly not miss this opportunity to discredit our country; Third, the Philippines is not important, but the United States is important. Our country has not yet figured out what role the United States wants to play in this matter, so our defense minister Liang Guanglie's visit to the United States should also have this purpose. Therefore, China has shown restraint in this matter.

To sum up, China didn't want to fight, but Phillips dared not. There is confrontation!

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