South China Sea Dispute In The National Interest And The Philippines Game

South China Sea has been quite sensitive during recent years with a lot of hotspotissues spurring. Represented by the Philippines, a few of ASEAN nations claimingterritory rights in South China Sea have carried out some provocative actions towardChina. This essay is designed to probe into the issue from the perspective of nationalinterests, clearing out the key interest of the Philippines and its strategic relationshipwith its neighbor China.As a developing country with a seemingly incompetent government, it is theeconomic interest that should be regarded as the significant interest of the Philippinesand it should be urgently catered to. Based on that, the relationship between thePhilippines and China should be cooperative since China plays and will play a keyrole in boosting the Philippines’ economy. As a sensible country, the Philippinesshould safeguard its national interests and take external strategies accordingly.