China's Subliminal Warfare Relies on the Color of Law

China insists that the world obey China's ambitions rather than the international law China itself claims to obey.

China is focusing its subliminal offensive on weak Philippines in its effort to claim the bulk of the South China Sea:

China has been doubling down on the narrative that the Philippines is the regional “troublemaker” that repeatedly engages in unlawful behavior and provokes conflict and confrontation. This labelling is part of China’s systematic efforts to promote legal counterfactuals that undermine established international law in order to complement and support its South China Sea agenda. 

This is power projection in the physical and psychological arenas.

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NOTE: Photo of the China Coast Guard attacking a Philippine civilian government ship with a water cannon from the article.