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Title:
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Philippines, China firms work out joint venture deals
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Author:
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Richmond Mecurio
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte’s decision for the country to align with China is already spurring a number of Filipino and Chinese firms to embark on joint venture deals. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in an interview there are currently a number of joint venture deals being worked out between companies from Philippines and China in line with the government’s plan to renew ties with the world’s second largest economy.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
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Author:
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Christopher Bodeen
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves:
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Title:
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China, Philippines consider military cooperation
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Author:
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L. Todd Wood
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Source:
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Washington Times
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- Economic and military weakness has its consequences. One of those consequences is that former allies start to look to side with what they believe will be the winning team. Under the Obama administration, which has stabbed allies in the back around the world, our friends are looking to partner with our former adversaries. Take the Philippines for example, a long-term U.S. ally since WWII. The Manilla Times reports, “Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said an enhancement of military ties between the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) foes was “something we are looking at.
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Title:
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Breaking the Ice in the South China Sea
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Author:
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FIDEL V. RAMOS
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Source:
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Project Syndicate
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA – Three months ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to the resources in the West Philippine Sea (also known as the South China Sea), and thus that the Philippines has exclusive rights to the territory. China rejected the ruling, and an icy chill overcame the once-friendly bilateral relationship. It is time to bring back some warmth.
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Title:
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Philippines' Duterte says to visit China
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticised longtime ally the United States for "arrogance".
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Title:
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The Philippine pivot: Duterte readies huge business delegation for Beijing visit
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - About 250 Philippine business executives will visit Beijing with President Rodrigo Duterte next week as he puts aside years of hostility to seek a new partnership with China at a time when tensions between Manila and its traditional ally, the United States, are mounting.
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Title:
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Back on the right tact
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Author:
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Conrado Banal
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 10, 2016
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Description:
- On the last day of its 100-day honeymoon, the administration of the motorbike-riding Duterte Harley dropped the bombshell: The Philippines would go for what the administration called “independent foreign policy.”
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Title:
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US, UK post reminders on assistance to Philippines
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Author:
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Rosette Adel
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 10, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Amid President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncements that he intends to shrug off aid from the United States and the United Kingdom, the two countries' embassies sent out social media posts referring to their assistance to the Philippines.
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Title:
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Duterte to set aside sea dispute during China trip
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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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October 10, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- Days before leaving for a state visit to China, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he would set aside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal issue for now but vowed to ask the Chinese government to allow Filipino fishermen to go to the area.
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Title:
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Philippines tells US no joint patrols in South China Sea
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Author:
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Teresa Cerojano
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 8, 2016
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Description:
- SAN ANTONIO, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief said Friday he told the U.S. military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold, the first concrete break in defense cooperation after months of increasingly strident comments by the country's new president.
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Title:
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China lifts import ban on Philippine bananas
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Author:
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Louise Maureen Simeon
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - The Chinese government has lifted the ban on the import of bananas coming from the Philippines.
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Title:
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Have Asia’s Middle Powers Come of Age?
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Author:
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Chietigj Bajpaee
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- Asia’s middle powers are emerging as key fulcrums of strategic change in the region. The decision by the Philippines to virtually ignore the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration-based tribunal on the validity of China’s claims in the South China Sea; South Korea’s decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system; and the reorientation of Indonesia’s defense policy towards a greater focus maritime security illustrate this emerging facet of Asian geopolitics. When analyzing geopolitical developments in Asia, there is a tendency to focus on the actions of the region’s major powers: the U.S.-China relationship is at the top of the totem pole alongside the actions of Japan and to a lesser extent India. However, recent developments have illustrated that sometimes the key drivers of strategic change have come from below.
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Title:
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Why ASEAN is in Disarray in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Nicholas Khoo
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- Once celebrated as a model multilateral organization and an agent of positive regional change, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in disarray.
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Title:
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How Much Damage Can Duterte Do to the U.S.-Philippine Relationship?
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Author:
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Joshua Kurlantzick
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Source:
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World Politics Review
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- Over the past decade, the United States and the Philippines have bolstered what was already a strong strategic and diplomatic relationship with deep historical roots and a 65-year treaty alliance. During the George W. Bush administration, after 9/11, the U.S. launched a training and assistance program for the Philippine armed forces, designed to help combat terrorist networks based in the southern Philippines, especially Abu Sayyaf. For a time, a significant detachment of U.S. Special Forces was based there, training Philippine soldiers.
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Title:
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DFA: Revitalizing PHL-China trade does not mean weakening ties with US
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Author:
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Azer N. Parrocha, Philippines News Agency
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Source:
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Interaksyon
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Date:
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October 7, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday that revitalizing trade between the Philippines and China does not mean the weakening of ties between the Philippines and the United States.
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Title:
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Amid South China Sea uncertainty, Indonesia stages a show of force
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Author:
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Eveline Danubrata
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 6, 2016
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Description:
- Indonesian warplanes on Thursday staged a large-scale exercise on the edge of South China Sea territory claimed by Beijing, a show of force that adds to regional uncertainty sparked by the Philippines' sudden tilt away from the United States.
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Title:
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Philippines has no intention of forging military alliance with China, Foreign Minister Yasay says
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Author:
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Kyodo
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 6, 2016
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Description:
- While Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been vocal about forging closer ties with China following his criticism of the United States, his country’s long-time ally, forging a military alliance with the world’s No. 2 economic power is not going to happen, his top diplomat said on Thursday.
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Title:
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Philippines' top diplomat: 'America has failed us'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 6, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Departing from the measured tone of his agency's policy papers, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr released a statement saying the United States has "failed" the Philippines in the eyes of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Title:
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Philippine leader tells Obama 'go to hell', says can buy arms from Russia, China
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 5, 2016
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Description:
- Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and said the United States had refused to sell some weapons to his country but he did not care because Russia and China were willing suppliers.
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Title:
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How the US got outplayed in the Asia-Pacific
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Author:
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Mark Valencia
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 5, 2016
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Description:
- In the waning days of the Obama administration, the worm may be turning regarding the US military’s welcome in Asia. Indeed, the Obama foreign policy brain trust may be underestimating China’s diplomatic leverage and skill, and overestimating its own. The current trends are not auspicious for the US. Indeed, we may be seeing a slow but sure seismic shift in US political standing in the region.