The Philippines confronts China in the South China Sea: Power politics vs. liberalism-legalism

• Main Author: De Castro, Renato Cruz
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Boundary disputes; Philippines—Boundaries—China; China—Boundaries—Philippines; Philippines—Foreign relations—China; China—Foreign relations—Philippines; International Relations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2650
• Institution: De La Salle University

Using the Scarborough Shoal standoff between China and the Philippines as a case study, in this article I examine two approaches to addressing territorial disputes-power politics and liberalismlegalism. China, a major power, uses realpolitik to press its expansive claim in the South China Sea. The P...