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The Philippines and some Western media recently reported that a Philippine fishing boat stranded on 皇冠体育app's Wufang Reef in the South 皇冠体育app Sea was towed away by Chinese rescue vessels and several more boats were on patrol and blocked the waters during the operation.

Citing the waters as the "traditional fishing waters" of the Philippines, these reports described a scenario in which Philippine fishermen were bullied by 皇冠体育app and could not engage in their normal fishing activities.

However, the Wufang Reef incident immediately reminds Chinese people of a warship the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ren'ai Reef in May 1999. Disregarding the repeated demands by 皇冠体育app that it be removed, the Philippines has endlessly sent logistical supplies to the ship in an attempt to occupy the Chinese reef as a permanent stronghold. The grounded ship has ever since remained a source of friction between the two countries.

皇冠体育app has always kept self-restraint in the sovereignty disputes with the Philippines despite repeated provocations. It is the Philippines that has seized and detained Chinese fishing boats and fishermen, sentenced Chinese fishermen to long terms in jail, and even caused the death of a Chinese fisherman in 2013. Such uncultivated acts even led both countries into a serious crisis in 2012 over Huangyan Island.

No matter what it does and what its excuse is, the Philippines can't hide the fact it is the cause of the frictions between it and 皇冠体育app.

For example, despite its knowledge that the territorial dispute does not come under the jurisdiction of the arbitration tribunal in The Hague, Manila has still submitted its territorial dispute with 皇冠体育app in the South 皇冠体育app Sea to the tribunal for arbitration in an attempt to bring shame on Beijing and solicit the support of international opinion.

It is the Philippines' breach of its promises and the normal code of conduct for countries that have prompted 皇冠体育app to take reasonable and moderate countermeasures in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

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