Sun zi would be ashamed. What is the strategic benefit, of making enemies in all directions? I.e. Surrounding yourself with enemies?
Wrong. I do not advocate"making enemies" in all directions. The enemies are already there. I advocate turning China's enemies into dead bodies. That makes life better for Chinese people. This is the way a superpower thinks.
So finally the full story comes to light.
US and the Philippines: naval ships and ?historical ties?
First, the US has been encouraging Philippines to take a hard line against China by doing oil exploration in China's EEZ together with western oil companies. In March 2011, Chinese coast guard vessels confronted Philippines' oil exploration vessel. The Philippines escalated this confrontation by sending their air force against China's coast guard.
On May 12, China struck back by confronting Philippines Air Force with PLAAF and forcing them to flee. Just two days later, the Philippines President visited the USS Carl Vinson and USA gave the Philippines a retired US navy ship for oil exploration. The USS Carl Vinson came from Indian Ocean where it was part of the mission that killed OBL.
It's clear that USA wants to deploy USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea to fight PLAN and PLAAF. It is trying to get as many countries to be cannon fodder as possible. Philippines is one cannon fodder. Vietnam is another. Very like, China will also face USS George Washington in the Yellow Sea at the same time, which will make a move on North Korea.
China's mission for the next few years will be to prepare for this inevitable showdown. When the time comes, PLAAF and PLAN must destroy USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, destroy USS George Washington in the Yellow Sea and then attack any US allied country like Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea or Japan. I prefer going nuclear right away against these four countries, or else occupy their population with soldiers and make them submit to our will. Against the US, the J-20, the ASBM and advanced submarines are the answer.
It is lucky for India that India decided not to join Asian NATO by rejecting USA in the MMCRA, or else it will be cannon fodder too.