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Chinese, North Koreans funding Philippine rebels
  • China and North Korea are funding leftwing groups and mujahideen in Mindanao, a development which could prompt the United States to widen the scope of the war games. The expansion of Balikatan could in turn lead to an all-out war in the Mindanao mainland.

    Other sources said Beijing and Pyongyang have been bankrolling the leftist New People’s Army and Moro Islamic Liberation Front since the late 1980s in hopes of destabilizing the government here and undermining the American influence that “keeps the Philippines above the debacle line.” The NPA has reportedly formed a temporary alliance with the MILF as a safeguard against the growing US military presence in the Southern Philippines after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 last year.
    We kind of suspected the money for NPA was coming from that general direction. MILF is a bit of a surprise, though, and it's doubtful the money comes directly. Wonder if the Chinese are going to have a serious talk with their creatures about keeping the budget tight?
    Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-18
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