US Shapes Philippines into Southeast Asia’s “Ukraine” November 10, 2023 Unipro2013main Global Strategic Trends </p> <h2>US Shapes Philippines into Southeast Asia’s “Ukraine”</h2> <p> Update on growing tensions between China and the US in Asia-Pacific…</p> <p>– US is expanding its military footprint in its former colony of the Philippines in Southeast Asia;</p> <p>– The US is using ordinary maritime disputes as a pretext for inserting itself into the region & escalating the disputes into a regional or global crisis;</p> <p>– The Philippines’ government is canceling joint infrastructure projects with China while signing new basing agreements with the US despite China begin the Philippines’ largest and most important trading partner;</p> <p>– As with Ukraine in Eastern Europe, the Philippines is attempting to convince the public that the West offers better opportunities when in reality the country is simply being used as a disposable battering ram;</p> <p>– Philippine leadership has been shaped by decades of US political interference including programs like Fulbright and YSEALI which indoctrinate youth and move them into positions of influence through NED-funded programs;</p> <p>Credit to : The New Atlas</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
