THE Philippine Navy's attempts at resupplying the BRP Sierra Madre with life necessities for its marines stationed there and allegedly with repair materials for the decrepit vessel, and being thwarted by the Chinese through their ship's maneuvering and use of water cannons is nothing but one of the US most ingenious propaganda schemes to demonize China.Such demonization projects have been stepped up because of US fears that China is planning to take over by force its rogue province Taiwan sooner rather than later, and it would need both global and local support to defend the island. The interpretation of the 2016 arbitration suit as proving China's disregard for the rule of law in the South China Sea at worst has been debunked and, at best, ignored. Only Ayungin Shoal remains a handle for the US propaganda scheme against China.