Sinkapore and the Phillippine are allies of the USA to contain China. The rest of Asean is either pro-China (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia) or neutral (Indonesia, Vietnam, Bruinei, Thailand). The pap may have made a fatal long term mistake.
As of now, the situation made it possible for Chinese Sinkies to fight against Chinese PRCs on the orders of the US of A. Will Chinese NSF kill other Chinese for the pap or the Americans ??