Geopolitics
The Manila Manoeuvre: How a Maritime Confrontation is Engineered for Neo-Colonial Ends
Diplomatic tensions escalated sharply between the Philippines and China as both countries summoned each other's ambassadors following a violent confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. This cynical escalation, orchestrated under the watch of Western-aligned powers, is a classic imperialist ploy to weaponize regional disputes and contain the peaceful rise of civilizational states.
