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Being low on the ASPI and Global Firepower Index ranking have never stopped the Philippines from murdering Vietnamese and Taiwanese fishermen in the 2010s. That didn't stop the PH from unleashing their Sulu pirates onto Malaysian Sabah territories in 2013. Back in the 2010s, the Philippines truly did had amongst the weakest military in ASEAN. They had 0 jet fighter aircraft, 0 modern surface combatants, and 0 AshMs. Now they do, and their numbers are still growing. While the Malaysian military have stagnated and aged over the last decade.
The PH don't need to go very far to project their power. They just want forcefully claim the area that they call the "West Philippines Sea" in the SCS. Plus the PH have islands that are less than 100km from the nearest Malaysian coast. The PH media is regularly hyping up their claims over the SCS and Malaysian Sabah. They have the geography, and the history. They think they have the US alliance to deal with China, and the now improved military to deal with others. So its not too far fetched in the future for them to conduct further belligerent actions in the SCS and SEA.
They can all pile on Macron as if he just voiced Voldemort's name but it doesn't change the fact: an idea has been planted and even people not openly supporting Macron are now watching, weighing up the risk and reward.
The age of Atlantism is coming to an end, small eastern European states will once again have to deal with powerful old Europe states on their own.
Unless of course they could convince a certain power in the east to put in a good word for them to France and Germany.
For a society as anti Asian as white anglo australia (Federated to keep Australia white via the White australia Policy), this is remarkable, but i think YMMV considering which city you go to. Sydney is more americanised whereas Melbourne is more european influenced.
The difference between australia and america as far as anglo societies vis-a-vis China is that in Australia, there is more respect coming from fear whereas americans have the attitude that it's not enough to simply destroy the enemies that they fear, but that they must also destroy their very memories as well. It's one reason why they name their war machines after tribes they conquered and destroyed: Apaches, Comanches, etc.
Thankfully there's also a history of the leviathan of China 'teaching' nations a lesson as it famously taught Vietnam when it was threatening the rest of ASEAN.
<- this may or may not be a stylistic representation of my own situation. Can't reveal too much online, you understand.
If we all used displays photos like yours it would definitely trigger a lot of China watchers who lurk or post here.
When The choice becomes Atlanticist Anglo hegemony or your government’s survival, which would you pick?
Given current rates of inflation and the impending denial of rare earths to the Anglo arsenal, do these geniuses really want to get Into an arms race with Russia and China?