SUMMARY

What if, as John Lennon wrote in his classic song “Imagine,” there were no countries? What would the situation then be like in the South China Sea and in the West Philippine Sea? 

I was reminded of the lyrics to Lennon’s famous song and its meaning after watching a China Global Television Network (CGTN) video which questioned the motives of the civilian group Atin Ito Coalition in its mission of giving support and supplies to Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. A resource person in the video claimed that this mission had connections, perhaps even funding, from American-funded agents or entities. Conspiracy theories about the Atin Ito Coalition have emerged. 

The China-funded Global Times news site claimed in a May 13 “in-depth” article that Atin Ito is a “’hired gun…

Source:https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-john-lennon-west-philippine-sea-atin-ito/