China's SCS Strategy Thread

GulfLander

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Phl, US conduct bomber patrols, live-fire drills over WPS​


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Fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) flew and trained side-by-side with B-52 bomber planes of the United States military in a five-day bilateral exercise over the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

In another display of the ironclad alliance, the Bilateral Bomber Air Patrol and Live Drop Exercise, held from Feb. 2 to 6, showed Philippine and US war planes working together to boost interoperability between the two forces.
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B-52 drill over the SCS

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States (US) Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) flexed their combined airpower this week with a series of live-fire drills and joint bomber patrols over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and Luzon Strait, ramping up interoperability and readiness amid evolving regional security challenges.

In a statement Saturday, PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco said the five-day Bilateral Bomber Air Patrol and Live Drop Exercise, held from 2 to 6 February, brought together Filipino FA-50PH fighter jets and US B-52 strategic bombers in coordinated missions across key locations, including Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base (CERAB) in Tarlac City and contested waters to the west of Luzon.

The drills began with a Live Drop Exercise at CERAB, where FA-50PHs worked alongside the long-range B-52s in simulated strike operations supported by joint planning teams from the US Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) and Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC).

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(havent seen other sources tho)

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You know all this bravado against China is for show, the real target is Sabah cause the Philippine claim had historically and legally more valid than those islet in the SCS. Plus Marcos and his cohorts knew that PRC won't resort to kinetic forces unless the AFP is foolish enough to initiated an armed conflict. Most of the Sabah population are Tausug and have a close ties with their kinship in SULU, the Malaysian are doing a proxy war by financing the Muslim insurrection like the MILF and the terrorist group ABU SAYAF to destabilized the region, so expect a major escalation in the South, and if Marcos do succeeded in impeaching the VP, Mindanao and Visayas may secede as there are no love lost between them with Luzon and Imperial Manila.
 

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China Bans Filipinos From Entering Hong Kong And Macau
China officially bans 16 Filipino local officials from entering its territories including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau on Tuesday. The Chinese Embassy in Manila announced the travel restriction as a direct retaliation after the group declared Chinese diplomats unwelcome in the town of Kalayaan. This move prevents these specific individuals from traveling to popular destinations like Hong Kong for leisure or business.

The Chinese Embassy justifies this decision using the principle of reciprocity. In early 2026 the Kalayaan municipal council passed a resolution declaring Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata. This followed a similar move in 2023 when the town banned former envoy Huang Xilian. Beijing responded by blacklisting every official involved in drafting and approving those resolutions.
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This should be the proper course China should take on SCS. Every time Philippine starts an instigation, breaks one of the rules/red-line, then China should start reclaim, build and reinforce a shore/island. There is no need to start any hold/cold war on recognized Philippines territories as some suggested on this thread. Philippine leaders like to yap to get a pat on the head from Washington, works with western medias to smear china, and get meme likes on X.com, but at the end of the day, China gets an island (even if it doesn't provide more military advantages)
 

ansy1968

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This should be the proper course China should take on SCS. Every time Philippine starts an instigation, breaks one of the rules/red-line, then China should start reclaim, build and reinforce a shore/island. There is no need to start any hold/cold war on recognized Philippines territories as some suggested on this thread. Philippine leaders like to yap to get a pat on the head from Washington, works with western medias to smear china, and get meme likes on X.com, but at the end of the day, China gets an island (even if it doesn't provide more military advantages)
XJP Thought, why lower yourself and act like a fool and uncultured? The Philippine action are mere words and if China takes the bait how much soft power it might lost, after projecting themselves as champion of the global south. From my previous post long ago, China don't aspire to be like the US, never been and never will. The reason why they refused Obama offer of G2, the current geopolitical situation favor a benign approach, being different is a plus cause if China do follow the US, the world will be in a lot of hurt, instead of one bully the global south will face two.
 
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