Conflict and cooperation in the South China Sea

By STRATFOR

Dec 24, 2016 5:31 pm

The Philippines will continue to use a carrot-and-stick strategy toward China in the South China Sea, choosing not to play up its recent victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in order to reach a compromise.

Fishing around the Scarborough Shoal will be a key area of cooperation that will move forward through bilateral talks.

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