This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Bats are visiting with Cleopascal of the Foundation

for the Defense of Democracy who ranges over the vast circumference of Oceania. She's

now traveling in East Asia, reflecting upon her testimony to Congress these last hours,

three independent states, all at risk from being overwhelmed by the people's Republic

of China's money, influence, threats, state security, surveillance, all the tools of a

sinister state. We go now to the Federated States of Micronesia, David Panwello, writing a letter

in March of this year, writing about the attempt by China to undermine the terapart of the Federated

States of Micronesia. The Chuck State, Pond Pye, Cleo will correct me. And the state, the

app part of Federated States of Micronesia, all under attack by the PRC, under attack using

bribe monies. Cleo is after weapon in these three instances. Yeah, at least, you know, there could

be blackmail, there could be other inducements, but generally the first entry point is bribery.

And then President David Panwello's letter is an extraordinary act of courage. He detailed

these political warfare operations designed to undermine the sovereignty of the country,

this entropic warfare attack, as you described, including funding independence movements to try

to break the country apart legally, driving members of his cabinet to go around his decisions and

decide things that are in favor of the PRC instead of in favor of the country itself.

And it's worth, you know, anybody who knows their World War II history knows that, you know,

Chuck is the battle of Trump. You know, we talked about a Palau, Palau is the battle of Pellilut.

There is an enormous amount of American blood soaked into the soils of these beaches of this area

to liberate the last time around. This time, because the battlefield was political warfare,

you'd think it would be easier and you'd think the US would be quicker to jump at it,

but they're being taken over. The Chinese took a look at the map and the techniques, the strategies

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