I seriously feel that assuming Hillary wins, the USA is going into the South China Sea in strength looking for a fight. I don't have a problem with that, except that we might lose a ship or two, but China is going to lose a hell of a lot more, yet be allowed to retreat with no consequences and blame a "rogue commander". Rogue my ass. They need a confidence builder for their officer corps.
Having said that, I don't have a lot of faith in Hillary's decision making in this area, since she is an unknown quantity. But given her "blow them up and see what happens experiment in the middle east", I'm nervous. She is not known for taking military and strategic advice as shown in the middle east.
I see Trump as more likely to use economic leverage, where as Hillary is more "old school" - ball and truncheon.
Make no mistake about it, Freedom of the Seas is bedrock to US prosperity and one of the most non negotiable theories behind the US economic theory. And we are on a collision path with the Chinese, and for domestic reasons they are itching for a fight. They will give the Clintons nothing.
So we shall see. One thing about Hillary staying out of sight, is that no one knows what she brings to the table, and no one can ask her.