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Title:
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China sees South China Sea ‘code’ useless, to drag talks – US experts
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Author:
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Nikko Dizon
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- WASHINGTON — Security experts here think it is unlikely that China would ever agree to a Code of Conduct among claimants in the South China Sea, such that having even just a framework this year, as the Philippine government is hoping for, is improbable.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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ASEAN begins talks on Code of Conduct in South China Sea amid continued tensions
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Author:
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Charmaine Deogracias
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) starts discussions on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (SCS) this month with two contentious issues: the non-militarization of occupied features, and restraint in the activities in the SCS, specifically those involving China.
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Title:
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China welcomes Mattis' emphasis on South China Sea diplomacy
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Author:
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Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 6, 2017
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Description:
- China on Monday welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' suggestion that diplomacy should be the priority in the South China Sea, and that major U.S. military action was not being considered to contend with China's assertive behavior there.
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Title:
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Visitor arrivals in 2016 fall short of govt’s 6-M target
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Author:
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Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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February 5, 2017
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Description:
- THE Philippines’s Department of Tourism (DOT) has asked its counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to help spread the word on the many exciting events that will happen in the country this year.
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Title:
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China: New White Paper, Old Asia Conundrum
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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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February 4, 2017
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Description:
- On January 11, as Asia braced itself for the next four years under U.S. President Donald Trump, China released a new white paper outlining its vision for the region’s security
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Title:
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Commentary: Japan’s strategic importance in an uncertain 2017
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Author:
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Bhubhindar Singh
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Source:
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Channel News Asia
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Date:
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February 3, 2017
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Description:
- SINGAPORE: As 2016 came to a close and 2017 commenced, two key buzzwords have emerged in describing strategic trends in East Asia - transition and unpredictability.
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Title:
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US to continue working productively with Philippines
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Author:
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Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 3, 2017
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Description:
- WASHINGTON – The United States will continue to work constructively and productively with the Philippines despite persistent human rights concerns under the Duterte administration.
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Title:
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Trump trade war vs China seen to impact Philippines
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Author:
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ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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February 3, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA - The Philippines could suffer from a “ripple effect,” should US President Donald Trump slap tariffs on products from China, its main market for electronics exports, an analyst said Friday.
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Title:
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US think-tank warns PH vs forging deal with China
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Author:
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Ron Gagalac
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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February 3, 2017
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Description:
- A Washington DC-based think-tank cautions the Philippines against negotiating with China and striking a deal that might create imbalances in diplomatic relations along the ASEAN region, and a defense strategy expert warns of a military conflict if no deals will be reached.
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Title:
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Duterte doesn't 'feel like sending' a Philippine envoy to US
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 2, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to appoint a Philippine envoy to the US as he assailed Washington anew for supposedly pitting the Philippines against China.
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Title:
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PH, China reviving trade body
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 1, 2017
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Description:
- Philippine and Chinese economic ministers will meet this month to reconvene the two countries’ Joint Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation (JCETC) after six years since its last meeting in 2011.
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Title:
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Duterte asks China to patrol southern waters
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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The Japan News
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Date:
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February 1, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had asked China to help in the fight against Islamic State-linked militants by sending ships to patrol southern waters plagued by raids on commercial vessels.
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Title:
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Asia Pacific nations are tilting closer toward China as Trump declares 'America First'
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Author:
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Evelyn Cheng
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Source:
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CNBC
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Date:
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January 31, 2017
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Description:
- There are strong signs that countries in Asia and the Pacific region are turning away from the United States and tilting toward China as the Trump administration emphasizes "America First." Perhaps the most alarming signals are coming from Australia, a country that has deep cultural and historical ties to the United States but which depends on exports of raw materials to China. Donald Trump is deeply unpopular in Australia, which like the United States is an immigrant nation.
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Title:
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Philippine officials to visit Beijing to discuss investment deals, ASEAN summit
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Author:
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Karen Lema
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 22, 2017
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a cabinet-level delegation to Beijing this week to meet with China's Vice Premier Wang Yang and other top Chinese officials to discuss investment deals and his country's chairmanship of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The Jan. 23-24 trip by Philippine officials includes Duterte's finance, budget, economic, public works and transport secretaries, according to a statement from the Department of Finance on Sunday.
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Title:
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How Duterte's 'Unpredictability' Keeps US and Chinese Diplomats on Edge
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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January 31, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, the Minister of Defense for the Philippines Delfin Lorenzana said that the agreement signed with the US in 2014 (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) is now in full force. Sputnik China spoke with Anton Tsvetov, expert from the Center for Strategic Research, about the Philippines’ current relations with the US and China.
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Title:
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PH reconciliation with China reduced tension in SCS, good for ASEAN
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Author:
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Charmaine C. Deogracias, VERA Files
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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January 31, 2017
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte’s conciliatory approach toward China has reduced tensions in the South China Sea and is a positive development for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), two foreign policy experts said.
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Title:
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PHL-China ties: A guarded alliance
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Author:
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Rizal Reyes
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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January 29, 2017
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Description:
- During his childhood days, newly appointed Ambassador to Beijing Jose Santiago L. Santa Romana recalled that China, with its billion-plus population, was still a sleeping giant and a third-world country.
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Title:
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12 projects pitched for China financing
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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January 28, 2017
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Description:
- With its economic pivot to China, the Philippines does not have to worry anymore for a steady source of financing for 12 projects worth a total of $4.4 billion even if the United States, a long-time ally, implements a policy shift under the Trump administration, the country’s chief economist said.
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Title:
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The Trump administration vows to get tougher on China’s maritime claims
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Author:
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The Economist
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Source:
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The Economist
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Date:
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January 28, 2017
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Description:
- WHEN Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, said during his confirmation hearings that America should deny China access to the bases it had built on disputed reefs and islands in the South China Sea, many assumed that he was speaking off the top of his head, perhaps trying to impress the senators by sounding tough. But when, at a press briefing on January 23rd, the new president’s spokesman said something similar, it was not just jumpy Chinese who began wondering whether Mr Trump might deliberately and dramatically escalate military tensions with China.
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Title:
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The Philippines and its relationship with the U.S.
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Author:
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DIVYANSH AWASTHI
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Source:
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Frontera
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Date:
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January 27, 2017
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte is keen to pivot away from the U.S. However, this may be reevaluated with a new administration at helm, led by Donald Trump.