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>>campus+(OP)
Well, if they want to learn from the US, they should ship their manufacturing capacity and intellectual property off to their geopolitical rival for short-term monetary gain.

>>lenerd+O7
China was actually trying to heavily establish offshoring in the Philippines—but that has seemingly dried up with the increasing South China Sea tensions.

>>derefr+o9
Looks like militarism and imperialism are not compatible at that crazy new 21th century world.

IMO, that's a good development. I hope it lasts.

>>marcos+Zd
The US government has put a lot of effort into isolating China from the Phillippines. It's just statecraft and covert influence campaigns, nothing to do with the moral supremacy of anti-imperialism.

Moralizing arguments such as this one are FUD.

>>uoaei+DA
This comment ignores the facts of Chinese naval activities that many of their neighbors, including the Philippines, are wary of. You can say that US diplomacy is taking advantage of these facts in a way you don't like, but pretending the facts do not exist makes it necessary for people who do know them to ignore you.

>>fdscho+dD
"Ignores" is a strong word, I did nothing of the sort.

The Phillippines has the opportunity to deal with their relationship with China themselves, or the US can whisper in the ears of its leaders to take certain actions, making promises to them that make the offer all but irresistible.

The way you framed your comment makes it seem like you think the Phillippines is what, too noble of a country to bend under US influence?