Challenging China’s maritime expansion in the South China Sea from the Aquino to the Duterte administrations
Document Type
Article
Source Title
East Asian Policy
Volume
13
Issue
3
First Page
19
Last Page
36
Publication Date
2021
Abstract
Why do small and middle powers balance an emergent power despite the latter’s preponderant military capabilities? How do weaker powers sustain this balancing policy? This article examines the Philippine case beginning with President Aquino’s policy of challenging China’s expansive maritime claim in the South China Sea (SCS), which was unravelled by President Rodrigo Duterte who initially adopted a policy of appeasement. However, with time, President Duterte also found it necessary to re-adopt his predecessor’s SCS approach.
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Recommended Citation
De Castro, R. (2021). Challenging China’s maritime expansion in the South China Sea from the Aquino to the Duterte administrations. East Asian Policy, 13 (3), 19-36. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/14532
Disciplines
International Relations
Keywords
Philippines—Foreign relations—China; China—Foreign relations—Philippines; South China Sea; Law of the sea
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