A Solemn Warning to the Philippines: The South China Sea Is Not a Stage for Wanton Performances in the Name of "Humanitarianism"

Source-stated date: 27 September 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

正告菲律宾：南海不是以“人道”之名肆意表演的戏台

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Published27 September 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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The PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a joint sea-air exercise around Huangyan Island on September 27, framed explicitly as a countermeasure to a Philippines-led ADMM-Plus 'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief' exercise conducted in the same area during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. The article documents how PLA official media is using the HADR exercise as a rhetorical foil — deploying the idioms 挂羊头卖狗肉 ('hang a sheep's head, sell dog meat') and 狐假虎威 ('a fox borrowing the tiger's fierceness') to delegitimize multilateral humanitarian framing as cover for U.S.-backed provocation. The speed of the Southern Theater Command's response is presented as the article's central proof point for PLA readiness, though the piece does not specify the units, platforms, or scale involved in the October 27 exercise.

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近日，菲律宾又犯了“逢节必闹”的老毛病。在东亚汉文化圈欢度中秋佳节之际，菲律宾借东盟防长扩大会议海上安全联合合作活动的名义，拉拢域外国家，在中国黄岩岛附近海空域举行所谓“人道主义援助与灾难响应”联合演习，让本该平静的南海风波又起。9月27日，中国人民解放军南部战区位黄岩岛周边海空域组织海空联合演训，这是针对当前个别国家破坏地区和平稳定的必要行动，旨在检验提升部队维护国家领土主权和海洋权益的实战能力。人道主义是超越地缘政治的崇高事业。作为域内唯一的联合国安理会常任理事国，中国始终致力于构建海洋命运共同体，积极承担人道主义责任，在海上搜救、遇险处置、人道救援等方面发挥了重要作用。今年以来，中国多次开展对外人道主义救援行动，中国军队和海警力量也多次在南海海域救助遇险外轮和渔民。反观菲律宾政府，对国际人道主义责任一向口惠而实不至，对国内各类人道主义灾难更是敷衍了事、应对不力。此时却打着“人道主义”的旗号倚外闹海、滋事挑事，恰恰印证了中国那句老话——“挂羊头，卖狗肉”。分析起来，菲律宾政客的小心思无非有三：一是在联合国大会会议期间趁机进行炒作，升温南海问题热度；二是试图绑架东盟国家合作框架，为自己挑衅撑腰壮胆；三是向国际反华势力投怀送抱，大搞“狐假虎威”的把戏。可惜，南海不是小丑肆意表演的戏台。明眼人不难看出，菲律宾这番虚伪表演，与地区国家求和平、谋发展、促合作的共同愿望背道而驰，与南海和平稳定的大局更是格格不入。菲方政客必须明白，“人道主义”这个招牌不是“合则用、不合则弃”的政治遮羞布。不妨扪心自问：当棉兰老岛地震造成大量灾民居无定所、忍饥挨饿时，你们的“人道主义”在哪里？当菲方船只在相关海域遇险，船员落海命悬一线时，你们的“人道主义”在哪里？当菲军挑唆大量渔船闯入黄岩岛海域，挑动渔民恶意“碰瓷”时，你们的“人道主义”又在哪里？菲方不要以为扯上什么名号，抱上什么域外势力的大腿就可以为所欲为。若一而再、再而三充当跳梁小丑，露出的是自己不堪的底裤，侵害的是域内国家的共同利益，最终损害的也是菲方人民的安全和未来。中国始终致力于同直接当事国通过谈判协商和平解决争议，始终致力于同东盟国家共同维护南海和平稳定。但中国的善意和克制不是没有底线的，中国维护自身领土主权和海洋权益的决心坚定不移。如媒体所分析，菲律宾搞的这个所谓的联合演习刚收场，中国的军事反制行动随即展开，间隔之短、行动之快，充分彰显了高度的战备水平和过硬的实战能力。中秋佳节，承载着人们对和平与团圆的美好祈愿，这也是亚太各国和人民的共同心愿。中国愿同地区国家一道，排除干扰、增进互信，共同守护南海的和平安宁。至于那些还想在南海“加戏”的人，不妨记住一句话：和平是人心所向，也是大势所趋。不管打什么旗号，任何破坏地区和平稳定的图谋和表演，都必将遭到更加坚决、迅速、有力的反制。

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