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BY ERICK SAN JUAN
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China’s 5th column
AMERICA’S overall image around the world remains largely positive. Across nations surveyed (excluding the US), a median of 69percenthold a favorable opinion of the US while just 24percent express unfavorable views. However, there is significant variation among regions and countries.
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, many foreign commentators, including Americans, remarked that the era of US dominance of the global economy and position as sole superpower were at an end. However, in the intervening years, sustained economic recovery in the US bolstered its leadership credentials, and in the current survey about twice as many people worldwide say the US, and not China, is the world’s leading economy.
Nonetheless, global public perception continues to express the view that China either has or eventually will replace the US as the leading superpower. (Source: Pew Research Center)
America’s image is mostly positive among the Asian nations polled. One of these countries surveyed was the Philippines with an 85 percent score in 2014 and 92 percent in 2015, according to the Global Attitudes Project of Pew Research Center in Washington DC. People were asked, “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?”
Methinks we still maintain a high percentage score up to this moment with a favorable view of the US in spite of the “bullish” attitude of our President towards some high-ranking American officials. Some observers believe President RodyDuterte, in the midst of his balancing act between the US and China, is actually showing that he favors China more.
But the present administration has to be wary because the current war on drugs – notonly in and out of the largest prison camp like the New Bilibid Prison – involvessome confirmed Triad gang Chinese nationals. And the perennial problem in the South China Sea over territories that we won from the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration is not being recognized and respected by China.
The perception is that the US is still the better “devil”than the red Chinese who has exported their underworld ops to our country instead of being grateful to the Filipinos who gave them comfort several times and a second home where they are now the nouveau riche.
We have to be wary of China’s sleepers (hibernating spies) and DPA (deep penetration agents) pretending to be part of the social media and our society. They are just waiting in the wings to take over anytime.
Remember the Japanese agents in the Philippines before World War II? Most of them were lowly employees, drivers, gardeners, small time merchants, etc. but when the war erupted, they metamorphosed and our parents were shocked to know that their neighbor was a military officer of the Japanese Imperial Army.
It could be worse this time, these pro-Beijing ethnic Chinese basically control everything. Many politicians, key government functionaries, even some officials in our Armed Forces, the police, judiciary and church are now in their pockets.
Be vigilant always. These sleepers are now bold enough to attack us. Their Facebook pages and social media accounts are fictitious.
And I got this message from a rich friend from China: “It’s a pity that overseas Chinese, especially in the Philippines, thought that China can save them in a nuke war. We have more billionaires here in China not flaunting their wealth nor included in Forbes magazine’s richest. If China’s nuke hits the Philippines, they will be part of the so-called collateral damage whether they like it or not.”
Who do we believe now? Beware of the propaganda machines. The program is on.
Touche!/PN
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