Video Reveals Full Process of Philippine Military Provocation Staging

[Global Times - Global Network Report by reporter Fan Wei] At around 9 a.m. on July 20, while conducting a routine patrol near China's Ren'ai Reef, a small patrol vessel of the China Coast Guard was approached by the Philippine illegal "grounded" ship No. 57, which released two rubber boats. Ignoring our repeated clear warnings, they approached and rammed the Chinese patrol vessel in a dangerous manner. During this time, personnel from the Philippine side first used paddles and long sticks to maliciously attack the Chinese law enforcement personnel.

Video obtained by the reporter from the Global Times shows that in this provocative action, the Philippine side once again picked up its script of "provocation, staging, and playing the victim." Military personnel from the Philippines drove rubber boats at high speed to "open" the scene, and after forcing the Chinese law enforcement officers to take reciprocal countermeasures in accordance with the law and regulations, personnel from the Philippine military on the illegally "grounded" ship No. 57 took out cameras to "record" the process of Chinese law enforcement protecting rights. This footage was then transmitted back to the Philippines via Starlink, where a scene of a Philippine military rubber boat maliciously ramming the Chinese law enforcement vessel, along with the violent actions of Philippine military personnel using paddles and long sticks to attack Chinese law enforcement officers, was "artfully" edited to become a "tragedy" directed by the Philippine military.

However, the Chinese side also "predicted the opponent's prediction" and, using rich technical means, recorded this law enforcement action from multiple angles with onboard and handheld optical equipment, fully exposing the Philippine side's hype tactics.

The China Coast Guard issued a statement on July 20, stating that we demand the Philippine side immediately stop its infringement provocations and false hype. The China Coast Guard will continue to carry out law enforcement activities to protect rights in the Nansha Islands and surrounding waters, including Ren'ai Reef, resolutely safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.