U.S. Ambiguity Is Pushing the Philippines Toward China

Reuters
February 8, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: PhilippinesDuterteChinaNational SecurityStrategy

U.S. Ambiguity Is Pushing the Philippines Toward China

What’s happening in the Philippines is a telltale of growing regional anxiety over American strategic reliability.

Richard Javad Heydarian is an assistant professor in international affairs and political science at De La Salle University. He previously served as a policy advisor at the Philippine House of Representatives.

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