
Survey: More Filipinos want to align with US than China in sea dispute
More Filipinos would take the American position than side with China over the West Philippine Sea dispute, a recent survey has found.
More Filipinos would take the American position than side with China over the West Philippine Sea dispute, a recent survey has found.
In the face of escalating tension with Beijing, not just in the Indo-Pacific region, Washington needs countries like India, the Philippines, and Vietnam to contain China.
And Washington will keep its pressure to keep New Delhi’s toe the line, a form of Western neocolonialism in the Indo-Pacific region.
Washington walks on a tightrope as the diplomatic row between Ottawa and New Delhi deepens.
It’s about time the Philippines think about helping others rather than thinking about how other states can help the country.