Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/kamome The Philippines occupies a strategic position in the Pacific Ocean, as it sits close to Taiwan and its main bottlenecks. In particular the Philippines controls the southern end of the Bashi channel, which puts the Philippines in a position to make a Chinese invasion of Taiwan much more difficult. This chokepoint is one of China's main strategic weakness, especially in view of of the possible confrontation with the US. For this reason the Philippines, which now host new US bases, are in a position to halt an invasion of Taiwan. In this video we will analyze US and China's reliance on this strait and we will try to answer two major questions. Why is the Bashi Channel so important in the scenario of an invasion of Taiwan? How does this influence a possible US - China conflict? ▀▀▀▀▀ For inquiries: sekishouproduction@gmail.com If you liked this video, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamome163 Many thanks to: Narration by Jasper: pdaefaul@gmail.com Proofreading by Asif Many thanks to the Patreon and the Discord communities! ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Music: Premiumbeats Stock footage: Pexels Softwares: Animations made with ♥️ with Blender, Editing in DaVinci Resolve, and map analysis and editing in QGIS. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ If you are interested in how to make a map in Blender check out @AlaskanFX 's tutorials! Thank you for the inspiration! Check my previous videos: Australia's Maritime Strategy: https://youtu.be/RhN9C4yPALI The Strategic Importance of Afghanistan: https://youtu.be/k1j_B6PiPjU The Malacca Dilemma: https://youtu.be/PJReTyTbbZ4 ▀▀▀▀▀ References and Bibliography: https://mango-roquefort-03f.notion.site/Sources-35bd50c7a58f40f8b50ffe08566f25f7 ▀▀▀▀▀ Table of content: 00:00 3 Reasons of the Bashi channel's importance 01:46 Taiwan's 3 main chokepoints 03:02 Taiwan Invasion supply lines 05:22 The Bashi Channel in the US-China confrontation 07:19 US perspective on the Philippines in the scenario of an invasion of Taiwan 10:00 US perspective on the Philippines in the scenario of an invasion of Taiwan 13:00 The Bashi channel and the submarine cables network 14:29 Conclusion ▀▀▀▀▀ Thank you! If you want to talk and discuss on geopolitical topics join our secret discord here ;) https://discord.gg/n2857TWxg4