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Title:
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Trump meeting with Duterte could help get ties ‘back on track’ as Manila edges closer to China
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Author:
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Sarah Zheng
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 28, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines will be looking to get strained relations with the United States on a more stable track when US President Donald Trump travels to Manila next month, but the Southeast Asian nation will also continue its pivot towards China.
Political Security
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Title:
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Asia Awaits Trump’s Visit With Trepidation
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Author:
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MICHAEL J. GREEN
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Source:
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Foreign Policy
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Date:
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October 27, 2017
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Description:
- As Asian governments await the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump, who departs next week on his first visit to the region as president, they see some signs of strength in the United States, but also worrisome indications of American drift and Chinese expansion.
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Title:
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China-ASEAN Naval Exercise Hopes to Build Rapport Among Rivals
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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October 27, 2017
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Description:
- China-Southeast Asian maritime exercises proposed for next year will ease a stalemated dispute over the South China Sea by letting adversaries meet one another’s front-line personnel and work on common issues, experts in the region say.
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Title:
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Philippines, China agree to strengthen defense ties
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines and China agreed in bilateral defense talks yesterday to strengthen defense and military-to-military relations by increasing security engagements to include enhancement of maritime cooperation as well as to peacefully resolve existing maritime and territorial disputes between the two countries
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Title:
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The Philippines Wins, India Loses As China Pledges to Extend Its Global Reach
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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October 26, 2017
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Description:
- As part of China’s twice-per-decade Communist Party congress this month, Chinese leaders extolled their super-sized country as a provider of humanitarian and economic aid. The statements would appear to indicate that China will continue to spread the spoils of its ever-growing $11.2 trillion-plus economy and third most powerful military around Eurasia. By doing so, China gains deepening toeholds in parts of the world with prized natural resources and pacifies Western-supported countries that may otherwise oppose the expansion of Chinese influence.
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Title:
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inspects Kalashnikov rifles delivered by Russia to strengthen ties
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- Russia handed over army trucks and thousands of assault rifles to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday as the two nations celebrated their growing military ties.
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Title:
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While 'US Tries to Curb China' in Asia-Pacific, Beijing Boosts Its Army
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Author:
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Sputnik International
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- Washington is pouring gasoline on the fire of disputes in the East and South China Seas between Beijing and its neighbors to curb China's rise and undermine its efforts to resolve the issues peacefully, analysts told Sputnik. Given the growing tensions, Beijing sees the modernization of the country's defenses as one of its top priorities.
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Title:
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Trump’s East Asia Summit no-show ‘to give China a chance to fill regional vacuum’
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Author:
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Laura Zhou
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump is expected to skip an annual summit when he visits the region next month, a move analysts said would add to uncertainties about US engagement in the Asia-Pacific.
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Title:
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Philippines, Russia sign two military deals
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Author:
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Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- Thousands of assault rifles and helmets were among the military gear Russia donated to the Philippines in a bid to widen its arms market in Southeast Asia at a time when Manila is seeking to diversify weapons systems, officials said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Trump to press Beijing on North Korea, trade during China visit
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Author:
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REUTERS, THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump will urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions against North Korea and take other steps to pressure Pyongyang when he travels to China next month, a senior White House official has said.
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Title:
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U.S. touts military ties in Philippines as Duterte courts Russia, China
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Author:
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Phil Stewart, Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- The timing of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ trip to the Philippines this week couldn’t have been better, coming just as it celebrated a victory against Islamist militants in Marawi City - with a critical dose of help from the U.S. military.
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Title:
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Belt and Road: A sprawling agenda with a core purpose
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Author:
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Michael Clarke
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Source:
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The Interpreter
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- I commend Nick Bisley and Ian Hall for kicking off a debate in Australia about the nature and potential implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Title:
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Duterte’s Art of the Deal
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 22, 2017
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Description:
- “I will be chartering [sic] a [new] course [for the Philippines] on its own and will not be dependent on the United States,” Duterte declared right after securing electoral victory. Without a doubt, it was an audacious statement from the then newly-elected Filipino president, who was set to take over one of America’s oldest and most loyal allies in history. At first, not many, including those within the diplomatic community, took his words too seriously, with some dismissing the “nationalistic” statements as soaring rhetoric bereft of policy substance.
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Title:
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Donald Trump's Big Trip to Asia: What Can Washington Do to Reassure ASEAN?
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Author:
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Michael Mazza
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 22, 2017
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Description:
- Last month, the White House announced that President Donald Trump will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines in November. In Vietnam and the Philippines, he will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, respectively. This is a great itinerary for Trump’s first presidential foray into the region—the lineup includes three of Washington’s five regional allies; Asia’s two largest economies; three of America’s top six trade partners; the crisis-prone Korean peninsula; a flight over the contested South China Sea; and two major summits in a region in which, as the saying goes, half of diplomacy is just showing up. In short, the trip will present the president and his team with a great learning opportunity and a superb chance to advance America’s interests in Asia.
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Title:
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India says ready for stronger U.S. ties after Tillerson endorsement
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Author:
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Sanjeev Miglani
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 20, 2017
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Description:
- India stood ready to further strengthen ties with the United States, the government said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson vowed to dramatically expand cooperation as a way to counter China’s influence in Asia.
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Title:
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Russia-Philippines Defense Ties to Get a New Boost
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Author:
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Prashanth Parameswaran
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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October 17, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed that Moscow would be donating some defense material to the Philippines later this month. The transfer, if it occurs as scheduled, will mark part of what is expected to be a bigger October boost for Russia-Philippines military ties.
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Title:
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‘China will not seek sea militarization’
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Author:
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Jefferson Antiporda
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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October 17, 2017
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Description:
- hina on Monday maintained that it has no intention to militarize the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and would remain supportive of efforts between China and other sovereign nations to bring peace and stability in the area. However, Yao Wen, China’s foreign ministry deputy director general for policy planning of the Department of Asian Affairs, expressed concern over the navigation activities of countries outside the region in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that could possibly lead to conflict.
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Title:
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China gives guns to Philippines to show it's a friend, not a foe
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) - China gave 3,000 assault rifles to the Philippines on Thursday as a gesture of “friendly and cooperative relations”, the second shipment of rifles to the Philippines this year as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks closer ties with old foe Beijing.
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Title:
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PH hails US as top ally, welcomes war games
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines’ military chief hailed the United States as his nation’s “number one ally” and announced a return of regular war games, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for warmer ties.
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Title:
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Envoy insists on right of China to fish around Pag-asa
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua insisted on the rights of the Chinese to fish near Pag-asa (Thitu) amid protests against their presence around sandbars near the Philippine-occupied island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). "You may see some presence of Chinese ships or presence of Filipino ships but that's a part of what we say overlapping of disputed area," Zhao said on Thursday, October 5, when asked about the reported presence of Chinese ships near Pag-asa