The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.
If there's going to be a military conflict between the United States and China, the thinking in Washington goes, it will most likely happen if China tries to invade Taiwan. But lately tensions have escalated precariously in another part of the South China Sea -the waters off the western coast of the Philippines where an international tribunal ruled the Philippines has exclusive economic rights.
Each time there was no response… in a game of cat and mouse … the destroyer edged forward.The Filipinos -- forced to come to a stop and adjust course to avoid another collision.Ray Powell: China has decided that at this point in their history, they are large enough so that they can buck the law.In Manila, we met retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Ray Powell who runs the nonprofit Sealight…… which tracks China's actions in the South China Sea.
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