From my understanding, hoping that this would be a positive rebuttal and not a negative one , you are saying that China was intimidated because of the ship that the Philippines sent. You sir, admittedly said that the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar is just a small ship if compared to the Chinese navy...
Actually, both the Chinese and Philippine side have mistakes
The mistakes of the Chinese was the fact that they're not the law in the UNCLOS, where it states that water 200 Nautical miles from the mainland is under the control of the country where it is near to. It is like going to another...