Vietnam And Philippines Hedging Against China And US Interests In The South China Sea

South China Sea is situated in the western edge of Pacific Ocean (Ma, 2016). It is the busiest sea for trade and multiple activities of the regional as well as other regional countries. Chinese claimed that China had ruled in South China Sea with Paracel and Spratly Islands from 200 BC. British were the first who initiated navigation and geo-survey of the islands of the South China Sea in