Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
An unhappy China will likely demand price for big infrastructure investments

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on a Philippine coast guard ship at Puerto Princesa on Nov. 22: It is far from assured that the allies can sustain the current positive momentum. © Reuters
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."