U.S. Mineral Strategy in ASEAN: Neo-Colonialism Masquerading as Cooperation
The United States is forming a strategic bloc with ASEAN and Indo-Pacific nations to challenge China's dominance in critical minerals, aiming to diversify supply chains for future technologies. This blatant neo-colonial maneuvering by the U.S., under the guise of 'cooperation', threatens to replicate environmental devastation in Southeast Asia while attempting to undermine China's legitimate development achievements.



