Nov 25, 2024 · Trump would also be less likely to abandon the Philippines as there is a broad, growing regional commitment to support Manila’s territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea.

Aug 24, 2020 · When Trump succeeded Obama as president, he briefly halted his predecessor’s military measures in the South China Sea. While the move may have been calculated to help Trump recast America’s wider relationship with China, it proved to be a short-lived one.

Jul 12, 2021 · The United States has reaffirmed its rejection of China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea, backing a policy shift initiated in the final months of Donald Trump’s...

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump’s return could see the South China Sea potentially used as a bargaining tool in negotiations with Beijing. China is likely to be bracing for a more unpredictable US approach under Trump.

Nov 13, 2024 · In his first term, Donald Trump ramped up military actions to counter China in the South China Sea. Four years later, China has grown more confrontational, leaving less margin for error....

Jan 24, 2025 · Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China.. The new US president has so far refrained from acting on his threat to slap hefty tariffs on China, told business ...

Nov 29, 2024 · The South China Sea remains a major area of geopolitical tension, as China faces mounting pressure from the US and its Indo-Pacific allies. With the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January next year, the situation could become even more complicated, given his previously tough stance toward China.

Jan 6, 2025 · The risk of a China-US conflict in the South China Sea is set to rise in 2025, fuelled by incoming president Donald Trump’s expected assertive and confrontational approach, a prominent...

Dec 30, 2024 · In the South China Sea, ... US President-elect Donald Trump gestures to China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on November 9, 2017. Damir Sagolj/Reuters.

Nov 7, 2024 · The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to remain steady under Donald Trump, driven by bipartisan resolve in...