South China Sea: China warns Europe against interference
In the dispute over the South China Sea, China is calling on Europe to show restraint. Chinese state media accuse the United States of using the Philippines as a pawn in its Asia-Pacific strategy.
The raw reports on this event come exclusively from Chinese state media, which makes the perspective one-sided and should be noted transparently. The state-affiliated agency Xinhua repeatedly calls on Europe to act prudently on South China Sea issues, an appeal intended to curb Western solidarity with the Philippines. The likewise state-affiliated Global Times takes a sharper approach, framing the US strategy it calls Pax Silica as an instrument that makes the Philippines a pawn in Washington's Asia-Pacific plans. Both sources share the thrust: the conflict is stoked from outside, above all by the United States. A Philippine, American or European counter-account is entirely absent from the raw reports, so China's self-portrayal as a prudent ordering power remains unchallenged here and must be viewed critically.