US Using Myanmar and Philippines to Encircle, Contain China’s and Asia’s Rise

– US is destabilizing Myanmar and backing militants physically attacking Chinese Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure, while using its political capture of the Philippines to transform the nation into a Ukraine-style battering ram against China;

– Along with a large and growing US military presence in Asia and other forms of political interference in the region, the US seeks to create a united front against China or destabilize the region to deny China’s and Asia’s continued rise;

– Current US foreign policy regarding the containment of China is a continuation of a decades-long policy articulated in US memos, cables, and documents stretching back to the end of WW2;

– The US is not building up its “partners” in Asia-Pacific, but rather preparing them to suffer a similar fate to that of Ukraine in Eastern Europe;

References:

The Irrawaddy – China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (February 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/…

ISP Myanmar – Three New China-Myanmar Cross-Border Trade Routes (January 2023):
https://www.ispmyanmar.com/three-new-…

US State Department, Office of the Historian – Courses of Action in Vietnam (1965):
https://history.state.gov/historicald…

Reuters – How the U.S. courted the Philippines to thwart China (November 29, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/…

PressOne – Socmed personality’s pro-China narrative on WPS shared across various pro-China disinformation websites (November 23, 2023):
https://pressone.ph/socmed-personalit…