Disinformation Networks and the South China Sea: A Growing Threat
In recent years, the South China Sea has become a flashpoint for geopolitical tensions, particularly between China and the Philippines. As the Philippine government, under President Ferdinand Marcos, has taken a firmer stance against China’s expansive territorial claims, a troubling trend has emerged: the manipulation of violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels by disinformation networks. An investigation by Agence France-Presse (AFP) reveals how these networks exploit the situation for profit, raising…