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27/03/2017

Changing alliances in the South China Sea (DIEEEO33-201)

A new chapter has been written in the open tensions in the South China Sea because of the existing territorial disputes. In July, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines against China's sovereignty claims over the Spratly islands. In these years, the claiming countries have seen their position threatened by China turning reefs into artificial islands to provide them with a potential military use. Maritime operations led by Washington have preserved freedom of navigation and protection of security in one of the most important shipping routes in the world. However, the arrival of two new presidents to the scene, Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines and Donald Trump in the United States, has modified the existing alliance scheme, in addition to the apparent differences in Washington and Beijing's vision on the design of the new world order.

Author:  Águeda Parra Pérez

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