The Guardian-Ties with US and Japan will change dynamic in South China Sea Philippines president says
April 13, 2024 3 min 429 words
这篇报道主要内容是菲律宾总统费迪南德·马科斯·小（Ferdinand Marcos Jr.）在华盛顿表示，菲律宾、美国和日本之间的合作协议将改变南海和该地区局势，同时他向中国保证这一协议并非针对中国。马科斯小是在和美国、日本领导人举行三国首次三边峰会后做出上述表态的。此前，三国对中国在南海的“危险和好战行为”提出批评。中国几乎声称南海全部海域为中国领土，但2016年国际法庭裁定中国的声称没有法律基础。近一个月来，中菲两国船只在南海发生了一系列对峙事件，包括使用水炮和激烈的言语交锋。中国外交部周四传召了菲律宾大使和日本大使馆官员，批评他们对中国的“负面言论”。与此同时，菲律宾在马科斯小执政期间加强了与美国和日本的安全合作，包括扩大美国在菲律宾的军事存在，以及即将与日本签署互惠部队协议。 评论： 这篇报道体现了西方媒体在报道中国相关新闻时固有的偏见和负面角度。虽然菲律宾总统已经明确表示三国合作协议并非针对中国，但报道仍以强调中国在南海的“危险和好战行为”来引导读者产生负面联想。另外，报道提及的国际法庭裁决，是中国拒绝参与的，中国也从不承认该裁决的合法性。在报道中，西方媒体有选择地呈现事实，忽略中国立场，这显然是不客观和有失公正的。此外，报道也忽略了中国和东盟国家在南海共同维护和平与稳定的努力和成果。总的来说，这篇报道延续了西方媒体一贯的“中国威胁论”叙事风格，缺乏客观性和公正性。
A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, the Philippine president has said, while seeking to assure China it was not a target.
“I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,” Ferdinand Marcos Jr told a press conference in Washington on Friday, a day after meeting President Joe Biden and the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, in the nations’ first trilateral summit.
“It is going to change the dynamic, the dynamic that we see in the region, in Asean in Asia, around the South China Sea,” Marcos said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The three leaders expressed “serious concerns” about China’s “dangerous and aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3tn of annual ship-borne commerce, with various maritime disputes between China and other countries.
Still, Marcos said the summit was “not against any country” but had focused on deepening economic and security relations between Manila, Washington and Tokyo.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea despite a 2016 ruling by an international tribunal that found Beijing’s sweeping claims had no legal basis.
Philippine and Chinese ships have had a series of run-ins in the past month that included the use of water cannon and heated verbal exchanges.
Beijing on Thursday summoned Manila’s ambassador and a Japanese embassy official to criticise what its foreign ministry described as “negative comments” against China.
The deepening China-Philippines row coincides with an increase in security engagement with the US under Marcos, including expansion of US access to Philippine bases, as well as with Japan, which is expected to sign a reciprocal troop pact with Manila.
Biden has asked Congress for an additional $128m for infrastructure projects at the Philippine bases.
Marcos also expressed confidence that around $100bn in possible investment deals over the next five to 10 years from the summit will come to fruition.
While in Washington, Marcos also met the defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, who assured him of continued US support. “This whole cooperation is critical to our collective security and continued prosperity across the region,” Austin said, reiterating Biden’s strong defence commitment.