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China Expert Claims Philippine Intrusions at Renai Jiao Aim to Provoke Intercepts
Wu Shicun discussed Manila's transparency campaign and deliberate intrusions around Second Thomas Shoal in a South China Morning Post interview published July 13. He outlined potential Chinese responses if external forces leave Beijing no choice.
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Wu Shicun said the Philippines has deliberately intruded into waters around Renai Jiao since 2023 to provoke Chinese intercepts and water cannon use. On-board media then package the scenes into viral videos that portray China as the aggressor, he stated.
The Philippines' transparency initiative documents and publicizes what Manila calls Chinese grey-zone tactics such as blockades and water cannons, according to the interview published by South China Morning Post on July 13.
Wu described the effort as operating on its own logic aimed at securing more budget and equipment from the Philippine Congress. Wu is founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies and chairman of the Huayang Centre for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance. The interview first appeared in SCMP Plus and was updated at 7:55 a.m.
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