The US-Philippine-China triangle: From equi-balancing to counter-balancing and the South China Sea Disputes

• Main Author: Heydarian, Richard Javad
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Philippines—Foreign relations; Philippines—Foreign relations administration; Boundary disputes; Philippines—Boundaries—China; China—Boundaries—Philippines; Balance of power; International Relations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7402
• Institution: De La Salle University

The chapter looks at the triangular relationship among the Philippines, the United States (US), and China, against the backdrop of the South China Sea disputes. More specifically, it examines how the Philippine foreign policy toward the two great powers, China and the US, has evolved in recent decad...