Two Imperial Pimps, One Prostituted Archipelago: America's Pax Silica, China's Revisionism, and the Structural Degradation of the Filipino Body

Right now, the Philippines is getting completely chewed up and spit out by global superpowers, treated like nothing more than a cheap geopolitical whorehouse by both sides. This essay strips away the bullshit and exposes the fake choice we are handed between America's slick tech-feudalism and China's bullying territorial land grabs. Under all their fancy talk about partnerships, security, and international rules, it is the exact same old story of racism and exploitation, treating everyday Filipinos like disposable garbage for foreign profit. From the brutal history of early colonial massacres to modern racist media attacks and fake academic claims, both empires are tag-teaming to prostitute our sovereignty. At the end of the day, this is not a complex strategic puzzle—it is just a two-ended violation by a pair of imperial pimps driving the exact same spike of ruin straight through our islands.

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Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
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2026-07-24
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https://doi.org/10.17613/cb3h4-jxz39
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Asian American and Pacific Histories
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Two Imperial Pimps, One Prostituted Archipelago: America's Pax Silica, China's Revisionism, and the Structural Degradation of the Filipino Body

Asia Kimberly Bandoles
Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Asian American and Pacific Histories
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Two Imperial Pimps, One Prostituted Archipelago: America's Pax Silica, China's Revisionism, and the Structural Degradation of the Filipino Body

Asia Kimberly Bandoles
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Abstract

Right now, the Philippines is getting completely chewed up and spit out by global superpowers, treated like nothing more than a cheap geopolitical whorehouse by both sides. This essay strips away the bullshit and exposes the fake choice we are handed between America's slick tech-feudalism and China's bullying territorial land grabs. Under all their fancy talk about partnerships, security, and international rules, it is the exact same old story of racism and exploitation, treating everyday Filipinos like disposable garbage for foreign profit. From the brutal history of early colonial massacres to modern racist media attacks and fake academic claims, both empires are tag-teaming to prostitute our sovereignty. At the end of the day, this is not a complex strategic puzzle—it is just a two-ended violation by a pair of imperial pimps driving the exact same spike of ruin straight through our islands.

Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
University of the Philippines Open University (PH)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Asian American and Pacific Histories
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