THE BALANCE OF POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA STILL TILTS IN FAVOR OF AMERICA

By Bayawanon

Everyone is concerned about the gain of strength of China in the field of international and geopolitics because of its dominance in the East Asian and Southeast Asian regions because of the military and naval might of China, but as I try to dig deeper and analyze the situation in Southeast Asia, the balance of power still tilts in favor of America.

It is true that Cambodia and Laos are satellite states of China, and the Philippines is now siding with China thereby giving China an upper hand in these countries. These countries can be used by China militarily and commercially but the rest of Southeast Asia is not a supporter of China.

Singapore which is a former British colony is a natural ally of the United States because of its former colonial master Great Britain, which is a traditional ally of America. Indonesia who has a territorial and maritime dispute with China would clearly side with the United States. Malaysia which is also a former British colony would also side with the U.S. since America is a friend of Great Britain, Malaysia's former colonial master and at the same time, Malaysia has also a maritime and territorial row with China.

Vietnam, a communist country is not a Chinese ally anymore though China is also a communist country like Vietnam since China has long strained diplomatic relations with Vietnam due to their maritime and territorial differences as regards the Spratly and the Paracel group of islands. The dispute between these two communist countries cannot easily be healed since the two countries had a naval battle which happened in the late 1970's which sprouted from their squabble out of the Paracels. Vietnam lost that ill-fated naval battle and the same still hates China because of it.

There is a STATUS QUO in Thailand, Brunie, East Timor and Burma between America and China, since these four countries are more or less neutral ones, hence the groupings would be Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam are for the United States, on the other hand, Laos. The Philippines and Cambodia would side with China.

To sum it up, America has more allies in Southeast Asia over China, even though China would like to own the rest of the South China Sea for her to dominate not just the South East Asian and East Asian regions but also the South Pacific Rim. If China has now naval bases in the Philippine side by way of its three reefs that are being used by China as its naval headquarters, Vietnam may let the Americans use the Cam Ranh Bay for the same to check the Chinese attempted military and naval dominance in the region. The Cam Ranh Bay which housed the Soviets' military base is much larger compared to the ones established by the Chinese over the three Philippine reefs, ergo America has an advantage over China if there's going to be a Chinese-American War in the South East Asian region.

DISCERNMENT IS JUST A VOCABULARY FOR THE FILIPINOS

By Bayawanon

When a citizen supports a president who slaughters bad people in the name of the DRUG WAR without giving the bad citizens a chance to change, it seems that that citizen cannot discern what is good from bad.

When a citizen supports the number one national leader of the land in leaving or even giving parts of the territory of his/her country to a giant neighbor-country, it follows that he/she does not know what he/she is doing.

When a citizen supports the national chieftain in its aim to higher the taxes of the land to the extent that such tax measure is already inti-poor, it would seem that he /she lacks discernment.

When a citizen supports her/his national idol in having a gargantuan, colossal loan from a neighboring country which is a political hegemon with exorbitant interest rates and preferring such gigantic country over and above some international organizations with small interest rates, it would seem that he/she does not have a discernment in supporting his/her idol.

When a person supports his/her so-called national savior in actually dividing the state and unite it again via FEDERALISM when nothing has to be federalized because the Philippines is already UNITED under a unitary government, then she/he may not have a discernment in finding what the truth is all about.

Are the Filipinos that naive are or are they simply and plainly idolaters? Can they not see the damage that they are doing by supporting the supreme national leader of the land who is technically destroying the country? Do they see things the other way around like considering a curse to be a blessing or bad to be good and vice-versa, or do they simply do not have that so-called DISCERNMENT?

With the foregoing facts that I have enumerated above, the one who is in right mind would think that DISCERNMENT is nothing but just a VOCABULARY for the Filipinos.

THE U.S. WOULD WIN IN A SHOOTING WAR WITH CHINA

By Bayawanon

I have read an article saying that the United States of America would win in a shooting war with Communist China. China might be strengthening her economic and military forces and it can copy military technologies from the United States because it is sending scholars to the States. But China has a problem on how to operate the technologies and military armaments it has copied from the United States, in this regard the U. S. would win against China if a war erupts between the two, since only the U.S. military operatives who have the mastery over modern weaponry can operate the newly invented military arms. China's military might be modern but the operators of their armaments might be ill-equipped in training, and this can be the key to a Chinese military loss against the Americans.

Secondly, the most prestigious military school in the world can be found in the States, the United States Military Academy a.k.a. Westpoint Military Academy, the best naval school in the universe can be found also in America, the United States Naval Academy otherwise known as the Annapolis Naval Academy and one of the best flying schools in the world can also be found in America, the United States Air Force Academy.

Thirdly the U.S. military, naval and flying schools are being managed and maintained by career air force, naval, marine, and army officers whereas the Academy of the PLA ( People's Liberation Army of China) are maintained by Chinese communist politicians and not by its traditional military officers, thereby making its military academy politicized and not militarized.

How can China win against the United States of America if that is the case? Of course, Chinese military victory over the Americans is far from reality but we still have to cross our fingers that a clash between the two economic and military titans would not happen for it might be the door for a THIRD WORLD WAR if not the window for the annihilation of the human race.

THE RATIONALES WHY CHINA WON'T SANCTION NORTH KOREA

By Bayawanon

Despite the North Korean leader's threat to the regional security in the East Asian Region and even the world by way of North Korea's nuclear missile tests, China as a superpower still does not take any steps of disciplining the same. If China really cares about regional and world security, China as a superpower and as a member of the well-respected member of the United Nations Security Council must sanction North Korea. But it seems like China cannot and will not take any steps in controlling Kim-Jung-Un's threat to the world for China and North Korea are almost synonymous.

As I would try to dig deeper historically and politically, I could see five reasons why China won't sanction North Korea politically, economically, or militarily as I would try to discuss it below, and these are the following: 1) North Korea, China, and Russia are traditional allies all the way back from the late 1940s and even from the Korean War era; 2) China and North Korea are communists; 3) China has business interests in North Korea; 4) Because of the long-standing relations between North Korea and China, there are now plenty of Chinese-North Koreans inasmuch as there are also many North Korean-Chinese, and lastly 5) China can and may use North Korea as a pawn in a possible shooting war with her rival the United States of America.

i) North Korea, China, and Russia are traditional allies all the way back from the late 1940s and the Korean War era -- The pages of world history would tell us that after the second world war, Korea was divided into two, the North and the South, the North became a communist country and became allies naturally with the gargantuan communist countries like China and Russia. When former North Korean leader Kim-Il-Sung decided to invade South Korea which would eventually start a Korean War, China together with Russia, supported North Korea in such a war, since then China and North Korea became traditional allies and are inseparable and because of this China can hardly impose sanctions against North Korea.

ii) China and North Korea are communists countries -- Since both China and North Korea are all communist countries, they share the same ideologies and they become like fraternal brothers. Fraternal brothers usually help each other and do not destroy each other, hence Chinese intervention in the North Korean missile tests is very remote if not nil.

iii) China has business interests in North Korea -- After the Korean War, China made many business investments in North Korea and plenty of Chinese businesses have sprouted in North Korea, if China would sanction North Korea on its aggressive stance by producing nuclear warheads and testing the same, then the Chinese business interests in North Korea would be greatly affected since the North Korean government may no longer support the same.

iv) Because of the long-standing relations between North Korea and China, there are now plenty of Chinese-North Koreans inasmuch as there are also many North Korean-Chinese -- After the Korean War, many Chinese migrated to North Korea and vice-versa in the name of adventure and business because of these, many Chinese became North Korean citizens and many North Koreans became Chinese citizens. So how could China discipline North Korea if they are that close?

v) China can and may use North Korea as a pawn in a possible war with her rival the United States of America -- If North Korea would wage hostilities with the United States of America a very known staunch oppositor of the North Korean missile production and tests, China would have little problems in fighting the United States of America tooth and nail. North Korea is actually an extended arm of Communist China in sowing terror in the world, so why does China lift any finger in warning North Korea regarding her nuclear warhead tests?

Because of the following premises, China won't take any steps in controlling North Korea regarding the nuclear ambitions of the latter, since the former is actually using North Korea for its selfish ambitions and interests too.

MODERNIZE THE ARMED FORCES FOR THE PHILIPPINES TO GAIN INTERNATIONAL RESPECT

By Bayawanon

The United States is trying to maintain the status quo as the leading military power of the world, Russia is rebuilding her lost military might during its lost glory as a communist state and China is doubling if not tripling her efforts to have one of the strongest military in the modern era for purposes of territorial expansion. These countries are doing their best to be known and respected internationally through their military strength, these things are being done by great countries as part of their so-called POLICY OF PRESTIGE. In conjunction to this, the Philippines must also follow suit in order for her not to be left behind internationally, continentally (Asian continent) and regionally (ASEAN region).

The Philippines must really improve her military prowess so as to strengthen its claims at the Spratly islands, and to possibly defend herself from any foreign aggression and also to easily solve the insurgency problems it is facing. But how can the Philippines improve its national defense when it has shortage of logistics to improve the same? The answer is self help, the Philippines must economize, the same should have her own ship yard in order for its government to build naval ships, if there are many ship yards everywhere in the Philippines for commercial and fishing purposes so why can't the Philippines not build ship yards for naval or military development? If this would happen the Philippine government can economize by not importing ships from foreign countries.

The Philippines need not import guns and ammunition also from other countries for there are Filipinos who are skilled enough to make the same, the Philippine government can easily tap the abilities of the underground gun makers of  Danao City and develop their skills and be producers of the guns and ammunition the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police are badly needing.

Another way for the Philippines to be militarily competitive is to build Junior Military Academies (high school level) which are very prevalent in the United States, in connection to this high school students whose ambitions are to be military officers in the future may enter in the junior military schools/academies which would be funded by the government whose sole purpose is to develop the military skills and leadership of the youth as a prelude to a possible entry to the Philippine Military Academy and Philippine National Police Academy and as a preparation to a possible outstanding military career.

I hope that my propositions may be given an iota of weight by the government for it is my duty as a citizen to be part of developing my own motherland, the land of the Malayan race, the Pearl of the Orient Seas, the Republic of the Philippines. So be it.

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