In this weeks episode, Niko Marcich is joined by Derrick Wang and Olivier Weiss, who dive into the Scarborough Shoal as they take a look at how the lives of Philippine fishermen have been affected by Chinese geopolitical expansion in the South China Sea. Specifically, they discuss the importance of the South China Sea, difficulties in enforcing international law, and how Chinese geopolitical expansion could play out under the Trump administration.

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