International Republican Institute

The United States strategy to replicate Middle East events’ in Southeast Asia

The United States strategy to replicate Middle East events’ in Southeast Asia

PEJOURNAL - The United States reiterates its "soft power" strategy, similar to when it sought to ride the wave of North African youth revolution in the midst of the 2011 Arab revolutions, targeting China's allies in East Asia. This strategy has been pursued by the United States directly for years in the internal affairs of other nations around the world. The "youth" groups, which now take part in protests across East Asia from Hong Kong to Thailand and are funded by the United States government funding, are the result of years of the United States efforts to influence, recruit, deceive…
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