Newly elected Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will be sworn in as President of the Philippines at the end of June. The son of the former dictator won in a landslide. How will he lead the Philippines into the future by striking a balance between the two great powers of the U.S. and China? Learn why the country has become a key flashpoint in the geopolitical struggle between the U.S. and China.
Every move in Filipino politics will affect how other countries confront China on territorial claims in the South China Sea!
While tensions have yet to simmer in the Taiwan Strait, whether the Philippines, a neighboring archipelago only separated by the Bashi Channel, maintains its neutrality or changes direction, will influence how other ASEAN countries deal with China.
In this episode, international maritime law expert and University of the Philippines Professor Jay L. Batongbacal shares with us the latest political developments in the Philippines alongside United Daily News Deputy Editor-in-Chief Chenlung Kuo.
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