Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "Why the South China Sea Could Spark a US-China War" video.

  1. Because locals fear the alternative scenario where America is absent.
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  2. "ASEAN countries have upheld peace in the region" with US presence from its bases in the Philippines. After the Philippines ejected the Americans, the PRC began expanding the conflict beyond Vietnamese claims starting with Mischief Reef in 1994. Shots at Filipino fishing boats fired, militarized airports constructed, and the seizure of Scarborough Shoal later, US forces are getting invited back to defend what's left of Philippine and greater ASEAN's exclusive waters.
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  3. It had a presence before until the Philippines deemed their services were no longer required in 1991. Three years later China seizes Mischief Reef, and America's vacancy has cost the Philippines ever since.
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  4.  @louisd6410  It's because US presence is better than the alternative. Ask Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Philippines what happened to them after asking the Americans to leave.
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  5. China threatens to steal the livelihoods and food supply for like half of ASEAN, based on a "history" that literally nobody else recognizes.
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