If Japan and the Philippines Insist on Going Their Own Way, They Will Only Get What's Coming to Them

Source-stated date: 9 June 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

日菲若一意孤行只会求锤得锤

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Published9 June 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
Collected2026-06-09 15:35:18 UTC, run 52
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At the June 9 MND press conference, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang warned Japan and the Philippines that their unilateral announcement of maritime delimitation negotiations east of Taiwan would draw "resolute and forceful" Chinese countermeasures, using the colloquial phrase 求锤得锤 — roughly "ask for a hammer, get a hammer" — to threaten consequences. The statement confirms that the China Coast Guard patrols and Ministry of Transport enforcement operation in those waters were coordinated responses framed as law enforcement, not incidental activity. The phrasing 求锤得锤 is notably blunt for an official MND statement; the framing points to deliberate escalatory messaging rather than routine diplomatic objection, though what specific "forceful actions" Beijing is prepared to take remains unstated.

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6月9日下午，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。记者：据报道，日菲单方面宣布启动在中国台湾岛以东海域划界谈判，中国海警随即位相关海域进行执法巡查，交通运输部接续开展海上交通专项执法行动。请问对此有何评论？张晓刚：针对日菲擅自宣布启动中国台湾岛以东海域划界谈判，外交部已多次阐明坚决反对的严正立场。我们敦促日菲立即停止非法侵权挑衅行径，若一意孤行只会求锤得锤，中方将以坚决有力的行动举措维护国家领土主权和海洋权益。

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Source-stated publication date	2026-06-09
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Source text. Ministry of National Defense. "日菲若一意孤行只会求锤得锤." MOD China (国防部), 2026-06-09. http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/yzxwfb/16466312.html.

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