Seven thousand Chinese soldiers equipped with wing-packs launched from a fleet of VTOLs invade the burgeoning metropolis of 22 million inhabitants, Manila, on August 2nd. The initial invading force was reinforced by other 25,000 chinese troops in the later days. The fact that the Philippines was a major USA ally in the Pacific and that Philippines restricted Chinese access to the fish in South China Sea encouraged de Chinese to declare war to the Filipinos. .