From a reader: The US did not abandon Clark, Subic or Cubi Point. The US Gov't refused to pay the extortion fee
that the Philippine Congress requested, so the Philippine Congress kicked us
out. Now the Koreans own Subic/Cubi Point and you can read weekly about locals
dying at work because of the lax safety rules.
This is after FEDEX left the Philippines and headed to China. General
Motors wanted to set up a plant in the Philippines to build cars especially for
the Asian market. The Philippine Gov't wanted too much extortion money so GM
went elsewhere. Disney INC was exploring opening up a park in the
Philippines. Again the extortion money
was too much. They also went
elsewhere...
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