With the Typhon mid-range missile exposed inside the Philippines and a US special task force to Renai Jiao revealed, along with many US-PH military drills in recent years, it’s safe to say the South China Sea region has been stirred a militarization vortex triggered by the US. However, Raymond Powell, one of the most vocal think tank scholars focusing on South China Sea turmoils, rebuked China as a “hostile imperial power” in the region. Though appreciated by the Philippine Coast Guard and media, the former US Air Force Colonel is also castigated as #“war monger” by some Filipino organizations indicating that he has gained personal profits through the regional tumults he has hyped. Is that true or not? This video digs into Powell’s comments and actions in the past two years trying to reveal the hidden connections between the US think tanks and the US defence industry, which may explain  “whose shoes” that Powell is really in.