China has rapidly expanded its military and become more assertive in its claims over nearly the entire South China Sea, heightening tensions and resulting in frequent confrontations, primarily with the Philippines and Vietnam. Other nations affected by these territorial claims include Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Taiwan. The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills this week, which would include a drill involving seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea, which China would likely frown upon.In a recent incident, Indonesia reported that its patrol vessels drove off a Chinese coast guard ship, disrupting a survey by a state-owned energy company in a disputed section of the South China Sea. DO you think that Philippines will succeed in this ?
