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Title:
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Asean economic ministers set to push for RCEP trade pact involving Asean and six other states
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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September 6, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA - South-east Asia's economic ministers are set to endorse this week the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and call on other nations involved in the trade deal to settle persistent differences over tariffs and other conditions. "We are all in agreement to have a significant progress in RCEP discussions," Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters on Wednesday (Sept 9).
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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As World Watches Kim, China Quietly Builds South China Sea Clout
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Author:
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Jason Koutsoukis and Dan Murtaugh
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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Seotember 6, 2017
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Description:
- As Kim Jong Un’s antics in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory in the South China Sea. Last month, a Philippine lawmaker released photos he said showed Chinese fishing, coast guard and navy vessels surrounding a Philippine-occupied isle in the Spratly island chain, preventing planned repairs to a runway. Vietnam in July halted drilling in an area leased to Spain’s Repsol S.A, amid reports it did so under Chinese duress.
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Title:
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Marawi rehab gets P730M from US, P5M from China
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Author:
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DEMPSEY REYES AND CATHERINE S. VALENTE
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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September 6, 2017
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Description:
- Malacañang on Wednesday announced P730 million in assistance from the United States and P5 million from China for ongoing relief operations and eventual rehabilitation of besieged Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, in southern Mindanao.
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Title:
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China’s Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang to visit PHL as ties enter ‘new era’ —Beijing envoy
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Author:
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Michaela Del Callar
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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September 5, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to make his first-ever state visit to the Philippines next year while Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will fly to the country for an official visit and to attend the ASEAN summit in November as relations between the once-hostile Asian neighbors enter a "new era," Beijing's top envoy to Manila said. "Ever since President Duterte took office, our relationship has dramatically improved. Relations, cooperations have entered into a new era, so we need to continue to properly handle the disputes that we have," Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua told journalists at a diplomatic reception Monday evening.
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Title:
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US envoy says DU30 doing right in relations with China
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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September 5, 2017
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Description:
- The top American diplomat in Manila emphasized on Tuesday that the Filipino public should take comfort in the fact that President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration has been pursuing improved relations with China while recognizing the need to protect Philippine interest.
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Title:
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War by Other Means
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Author:
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Elfren S. Cruz
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- The United States is the most powerful economy in the world; but, it still relies primarily on the power of the gun in the pursuit of its international affairs. On the other hand, emerging superpowers like China, Russia India and Japan are turning to economics as their primary form of warfare.
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Title:
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China set to deliver defense equipment
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Author:
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DEMPSEY REYES
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- BEIJING will deliver this year more equipment that will be used for counter-terrorism and security in Mindanao, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said.
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Title:
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US eyes more regular West Philippine Sea patrols
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Author:
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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 3, 2017
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Description:
- The Pentagon is planning to conduct more regular patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)—as many as two to three a month—to assert freedom of navigation in disputed waters claimed by China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Title:
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China demands Indonesia rescind decision to rename part of South China Sea
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Author:
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Saifulbahri Ismail
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Source:
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Channel News Asia
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Date:
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September 2, 2017
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Description:
- China has demanded that Indonesia rescind a decision to rename its maritime area in the southwest part of South China Sea to North Natuna Sea.
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Title:
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Vietnam protests vs. Chinese military drill in South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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September 1, 2017
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Description:
- Vietnam on Thursday opposed what it said was a Chinese announcement of military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tension between the neighboring countries.
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Title:
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China’s Jiangxi TV seeks ties with PH, other ASEAN channels
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Author:
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Jelly Musico-Philippine News Agency
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Source:
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Northbound
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Date:
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August 31, 2017
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Description:
- Jiangxi TV, one of the top 10 urban television channels in China, has expressed intention to expand cooperation with counterparts in the Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. Li Jianguo, deputy director of Jiangxi TV, said cooperation with ASEAN countries is necessary under the Belt and Road Initiative, a major economic integration initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. He said Jiangxi TV has existing cooperation with some Asian countries like Japan and South Korea in making documentaries and films.
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Title:
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Marker, not flag, removed from Spratlys sandbar — military
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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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August 30, 2017
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Description:
- The military has removed what appeared to be a makeshift marker – not a Chinese flag – from a sandbar near Kota Island, an area occupied by Filipino soldiers in the disputed Spratlys.
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Title:
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New leadership
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Author:
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Ana Marie Pamintuan
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 30, 2017
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Description:
- After it was confirmed yesterday morning that North Korea had fired a missile that landed near the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the big question was how Tokyo would react.
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Title:
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New Philippines Radar System Spotlights US-ASEAN Maritime Security
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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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August 29, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, the United States formally transferred a new radar system to the Philippines. While the transfer is just the latest in a series of ongoing activities by the two sides that are continuing across the security realm, it also highlights Washington’s continuing efforts to strengthen maritime domain awareness among Southeast Asian states in spite of lingering challenges.
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Title:
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The Philippines Is Forcing China To Limit Its Aggressive Maritime Expansion
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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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August 29, 2017
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Description:
- The difference in military might between China and the Philippines is so great it’s hardly worth a breakdown. China runs the world’s third strongest military, according to the database GlobalFirePower.com, while the Philippines ranks No. 50. But the Southeast Asian archipelago is showing China, case by case, how far it can go in a decade-old effort to control a giant disputed sea where it is one of five claimants to the area.
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Title:
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Japan’s Maritime Diplomacy Mission in Southeast Asia
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Author:
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Michael Hart
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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August 28, 2017
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Description:
- Over the past year, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has embarked upon a drive to cultivate closer bilateral maritime security ties with Southeast Asian nations. Abe’s concerted maritime diplomacy strategy has unfolded in response to growing Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China Seas, where Japan and several ASEAN states remain locked in intractable territorial disputes with China. Amidst heightened tensions, Japan is seeking new maritime defense partnerships to boost naval capacity and ensure the continued security of East Asia’s economically-vital sea lanes.
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Title:
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As the U.S. steps back, Vietnamese wonder if China is taking control
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Author:
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Vincent Bevins
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Source:
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The Washington Post
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Date:
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August 26, 2017
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Description:
- Citizens of Vietnam have developed an unusual national pastime: Across the country and on social networks, people trade suspicions that their government is secretly giving in to an aggressive China. And lately, there has been plenty of fuel for their rumors. Some blame a visibly diminished U.S. presence for giving Beijing an opportunity to act behind the scenes. Many blame officials in Hanoi for putting economic cooperation or alleged communist solidarity above questions of national pride. Last month, when a valuable project overseen by the Spanish company Repsol was suspended without explanation, both theories abounded.
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Title:
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China-based Taiwanese fugitive wants to invest in Philippines
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Author:
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Debby Wu
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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August 24, 2017
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Description:
- TAIPEI -- A China-based millionaire fugitive wanted by Taiwan is planning to invest heavily in the Philippines, as local officials fail to convince their Philippine and Chinese counterparts to extradite the businessman.
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Title:
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Philippines, Chinese coast guards hold maritime exercises
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Author:
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Evelyn Macairan
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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August 22, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - Despite China’s creeping occupation of land features within Philippine waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has embarked on a joint maritime law enforcement operation with its Chinese counterpart in accordance with President Duterte’s instructions. PCG spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said that since President Duterte’s visit to China last year, the PCG has established better rapport with the Chinese Coast Guard, while maintaining good relations with the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
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Title:
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Alejano: Chinese flag planted on PH sandy island
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Author:
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Marc jayson Cayabyab
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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August 22, 2017
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Description:
- Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Tuesday alleged that a Chinese flag was planted on a sand cay seven nautical miles off Kota Island, an indication that China’s incursions on Philippine waters continue amid warmer relations between the two countries. Alejano bared this information from a source he won’t identify to protect said source. He said the presence of the Chinese flag was detected by ship, adding that he has yet to verify if the flag continues to be planted there.