Manila's latest troublemaking continues parade of provocations

China's military expelled three Philippine aircraft that illegally entered the airspace near China's Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday. That is Manila's second provocation in the waters in a week. Two days earlier, a Philippine aircraft unlawfully entered Chinese airspace over Huangyan Island.

Despite the warning of Beijing, Manila repeatedly tries to distort China's legitimate and lawful maritime rights, and engage in smear campaigns. That Manila claims that China's actions were "dangerous" is nothing but calling black white to help promote its unlawful claims by distorting the facts. Clearly, Manila is intent on making waves in the South China Sea.

Yet its clumsy tactics are destined to fail, as the People's Liberation Army remains on high alert to defend national sovereignty and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.