Explaining the Duterte administration’s appeasement policy on China: The power of fear

• Main Author: De Castro, Renato Cruz
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Philippines > Foreign relations > China; China > Foreign relations > Philippines; Philippine Sea—Boundaries > South China Sea; South China Sea—Boundaries > Philippine Sea; Asian Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1820; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2819/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

This article examines the reason behind the dramatic shift in Philippine foreign policy under the Duterte Administration. His predecessor, president Benigno Aquino, vigorously challenged China’s expansive territorial claim in the South China Sea throughout his six-year term. However, president Rodri...