South China Sea Dispute In The United States To The Philippines Policy

The South China Sea not only has abundant oil, gas and piscatorialresources, but also is the China’s lifeline of oil transportation and trade. Competitionon the South China Sea among related countries is increasing as we enter the newcentury. Standoff on Huangyan Island in2012has made the Philippines become thehotspot in China. Given that it is a traditional ally of America, there is no doubt thatthe U.S. attitude has a strong impact on the Philippines’ policy on the South ChinaSea issue.Against this background, this dissertation analyses the U.S. policy towards thePhilippines under disputes of the South China Sea. Based on previous studyconclusions and history, the author began with the historical summary of the U.S.policy towards the Philippines at the first chapter, made a comprehensive analysis ofthe objectives and direction of Americarespectively at the second and the third chapterand posed coping strategy of China as epilogue. After analysis, we could contend that,supporting the Philippines or not, America has tightly seized the current strategicopportunities and gained a foothold in its returning to the Southeast Asia. On the onehand, America will actively utilize this issue to deepen its strategy on the SoutheastAsia and the Asia-Pacific. On the other hand, the Philippines will become asignificant element on the tendency of the South China Sea issue in the foreseeablefuture.Disputes on South China Sea are involved in China’s territorial integrity andsovereignty and pose serious threats and challenges to the marine safety of China. Inthis circumstance, studies on the U.S. policy towards the Philippines not only have asignificant impact on China and the Philippines, but are of great importance inregional security and stability.