How will Beijing respond to Manila’s plans to build on South China Sea reef?

Time after the two nations accused one another of ramming their ships close to the disputed reef, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Asian equivalent Enrique Manalo spoke on the phone.

While China urged the Philippines no to” collaborate with foreign forces,” “act with precaution,” and” to&nbsp,” both sides agreed to continue talking to ease tensions.

Zhu claimed that because the Philippines had taken both” tough” and” soft” stances toward the South China Sea, “hyping up” its budget plan while using kinder language when discussing conflicts with China, there was room for both sides to communicate.

Next month, Marcos acknowledged that diplomatic efforts with Beijing were moving in a “poor way” and called for” a paradigm change” in politics with China over South China Sea issues.

Additionally, he denied that Washington was involved in the reef debate and disproved claims that the US had advised the Philippines to repair the BRP Sierra Madre during World War II. The ship intentionally ran aground on the Next Thomas Shoal in 1999 to support Manila’s say over the coast.

In the South China Sea, China has long claimed that the US is supporting the Philippines. After the US upgraded its defense devotion to Manila last year with the goal of simultaneously countering Beijing in the disputed lakes, it accused Washington of escalating regional conflicts.

Beijing will continue to be convinced about American influence in its dispute with Manila in the South China Sea, according to James Char, research fellow focusing in China’s defense at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

” Marcos Jn is mindful of framing this debate as a diplomatic issue to be resolved between China and the Philippines for domestic political and foreign policy factors- to display his own part in defending Philippines ‘ sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as not to power Chinese official language that Manila has been acting on US directives,” he said.

According to military analyst Song Zhongping, China would react if the Philippines adopted” US plan to more cause” Beijing in the South China Sea.

China hopes that ( the two nations ) may resolve their differences regarding the South China Sea problem and work together to create the waters, but the sovereignty must relate to China, he said.

China had “many ideas,” he continued, to resolve the conflict.

” We are merely exercising caution and want to protect the relationship between China and the Philippines as a whole.” However, China will unavoidably take the necessary steps to protect our national security if the Philippines continues to insist on going its own way and adhering to US laws to inspire.

Over the past year, Beijing and Manila have been embroiled in disputes in the contentious waters, which have resulted in two fleet incidents. China has been charged by the Philippines with obstructing Sierra Madre offer routes and repeatedly firing water cannon at its boats.

In order to prevent Philippine fishing boats from entering the area, Beijing has also increased army patrols there and is accused of erecting a “floating challenge” at the contentious Scarborough Shoal, also known as Huangyan Island in China.

The earliest version of this article appeared on&nbsp,SCMP.