South China Sea Between Peace and War

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China’s actions in the South China Sea have been described as grey zone warfare — protracted and exhausting coercion tactics aimed at enforcing Beijing’s sweeping claim over the region. But what should other claimant nations bordering this sea do to avoid falling into the grey zone? One example is the Philippines — can it avoid being frozen between peace and war on China’s terms? To learn more, #CONNECTED talks with Aries Arugay, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.