Maybe some references help to clear this up. GP apparently did get his geography mixed up. The term Pacific Islander [1] seems to not include the Philippines a

Maybe some references help to clear this up. GP apparently did get his geography mixed up. The term Pacific Islander [1] seems to not include the Philippines and Indonesia, as these islands are generally considered to be part of South East Asia [2]. One logical connection is that the Philippines and Indonesia are tectonically on the Asian crust [3], while the islands to the east are on the oceanic crust. Thus the original statement of 500 million people fleeing to southeast asia makes geographically no sense, but I guess the intent of the people of Indonesia, Philippines etc. being cut off of seafood remains clear. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean#/media/File:Pacific_Basin_Island_Geography.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean#/media/File:Paci...