This is hilarious.
China used a water cannon to stop a supply ship within the Philippine economic zone, and someone caught it on a video, meaning they couldn't get away with lies and diplomatic pressure that pretends an area 197 miles off of Palawan is not part of the Philippines territory (EEZ is 200 miles).
So now they have changed their tactics. Why? They got caught on a video camera and the confrontation was put on the internet for all to see.
oh heavens. They aren't worried that they committed an act of war against the Philippine Coast Guard in an area that is legally Philippine territory. They are only worried about the optics of the film that recorded their aggression.The Philippine Coast Guard said China is now concerned about the “optics” of its actions, which is why it has shown a less aggressive response in the latest resupply mission for BRP Sierra Madre. | @JEMendozaINQ https://t.co/65xCJtjIwE
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) August 23, 2023
“I think this has something to do with optics — they want to show the world na kunwari (that it may seem) they are not really that aggressive in preventing our resupply operations,” Tarriela said in a public briefing. The official attributed this to PCG’s “approach of being transparent and publicizing the aggressive behavior of China on the previous resupply.”
Duh.
Presumably the next thing that will happen is an internet or cellphone problem so that those wiley internet savvy Filipinos can't film and transmit the next incident of open aggression against a smaller nation.
Hmmm... I wonder if the PCG has access to Starlink....
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