Philippines

1. Militarily and Economically strategic due to the position between East Asia and the Pacific 2. Forgave Japan for the "horrendous" war crimes and is one of the largest markets for Anime in Asia 3. Has a blossoming animation industry, like Japan. (Asia DLC) 4. Has 10+ million soldiers abroad ready to serve other countries in differing capacities. 5. Speaks Filipino and is more proficient in English. 6. Is fighting the urge to have a dictator's son in office. (Asia DLC) 7. Is nationalistic in nature but super liberal in thought. (Asia DLC) 8. ASEAN is the child and is also in a custody dispute with 4 other nations. Don't ask why. 9. Had 4 colonizers. IDK if Britain wanted it though? 10. Wants Sabah but Malaysia was a jerk and we needed to fight them. Why? 11. Makes good Chocolate. 12. Karaoke is made by us but Japan helped make it popular. 13. Has a grudge against China. Is Xiao Pao made of cat meat? 14. Eats with a spoon and fork though we prefer chopsticks sometimes. 15. Is a fat ass target for Ethnobaiting and so are Japan and Korea S. 16. Filipinos are massive otakus and are hardcore Anime fans though we are "Conservatives"