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Title:
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INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: China angry at Japan’s ‘meddling’ in South China Sea
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Author:
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The Strait Times
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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June 30, 2016
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Description:
- China is angry at what it sees as Japan “meddling” in the South China Sea, a think-tank said on Thursday (June 30) in a report urging both countries to establish a hotline to avoid conflict in the East China Sea.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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The Day After: The Fallout From the Philippines Arbitration Case Against China
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Author:
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Lyle J. Morris
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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June 30, 2016
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Description:
- What compels compliance with rulings based on international law? There are two camps that hold distinctly divergent views on the issue. Rationalists believe that nations choose to comply or not based on fear of punishment in the form of sanctions, international enforcement, or other material costs. Constructionists, on the other hand, believe that nations choose to comply with international law because they want to follow norms and existing rules of behavior, or fear the reputational costs of non-compliance.
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Title:
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China is crushing the U.S. in 'economic warfare'
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Author:
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Heather Long
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Source:
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CNN Money
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Date:
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June 30, 2016
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Description:
- It's China 1, USA 0 when it comes to so-called "economic warfare." As China has risen to become the world's No. 2 economy, it has repeatedly used its business and financial clout to get what it wants on the world stage, say foreign policy experts Robert Blackwill and Jennifer Harris.
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Title:
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Trump vows to undo trade pacts
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Author:
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Reid J. Epstein and Colleen Mccain Nelson
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Source:
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Wall Street Journal
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Date:
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June 29, 2016
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Description:
- Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to withdraw the US from global trade alliances, saying he would exit the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta)if it isn’t renegotiated, would label China a currency manipulator and would kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Pacific Rim trade deal.
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Title:
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New Philippine defense chief says militant threat more pressing than South China Sea
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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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June 29, 2016
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Description:
- Crushing Islamist militants in the Philippines will take precedence over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the incoming defense minister said on Wednesday, and spending on military hardware would reflect that.
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Title:
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A new threat to China's nickel pig iron producers?
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Author:
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Andy Home
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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June 29, 2016
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Description:
- What sort of threat does the election of a new government in the Philippines pose to China's nickel pig iron (NPI) sector?
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Title:
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China’s slowdown and Philippine growth (Part I)
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Author:
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Bernardo M. Villegas
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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June 19, 2016
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Description:
- Various economic sectors are worried that the ongoing slowdown of the Chinese economy may negatively impact on them. Add to this dampener on global economic growth of the very low oil prices. How will these global developments affect Philippine economic prospects as the Philippines moves to a new political era under the newly elected administration that will be in place by June 30, 2016.
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Title:
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China Focus: "A to Z" of China's diplomacy under Xi's leadership
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Author:
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Editor: Tian Shaohui
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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June 28, 2016
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Description:
- A "major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics" has taken shape since Xi Jinping became the top leader in late 2012. Following are 26 key words or phrases that relate to this new style of diplomacy.
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Title:
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Arbitration not answer to S. China Sea disputes: experts
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Author:
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Editor: huaxia
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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June 28, 2016
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Description:
- The disputes over the South China Sea between China and the Philippines are not appropriate for a judicial settlement or arbitration, experts said Monday.
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Title:
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China, Japan to impact PH exports
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Author:
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Mayvelin U. Caraballo
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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June 28, 2016
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Description:
- Slowing growth in China and continuing tepid growth in Japan will continue to provide headwinds against the Philippines’ trade position, but the impact on the overall current account will be limited, Fitch-owned BMI Research said.
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Title:
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China could ‘drag away’ Philippine atoll base, but is showing ‘restraint’: Communist Party newspaper
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Author:
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Liu Zhen
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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June 27, 2016
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Description:
- China is fully capable of removing a Philippine naval vessel set up as a permanent base on a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, but has so far shown restraint, the Communist Party’s mouthpiece newspaper said on Monday.
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Title:
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Duterte to speed up PH entry into AIIB
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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June 27, 2016
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Description:
- INCOMING Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez said the Duterte administration will fast-track the Philippines’ membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to widen financing options in line with plans to ramp up infrastructure development.
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Title:
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AIIB's Jin: World Has Overreacted to China's Slowdown
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Author:
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Bloomberg
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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June 27, 2016
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Description:
- Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment bank, discusses China's economy with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin at the AIIB's first board of governors meeting in Beijing.
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Title:
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China’s slowdown and Philippine growth (Part II)
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Author:
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Bernardo M. Villegas
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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June 26, 2016
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Description:
- Another view that supports that China will not have a hard landing is presented by John Ross, senior fellow at Renmin University of China. He points out that the hard landings in recent times of the US (after 2007), Japan (after 1990) and Russia (after the introduction of capitalism in 1999) were driven by precipitous declines in investments. These investments were predominantly from the private sector. In China, the state sector remains the dominant player, despite diverse forms of ownership. The key role of the State was reaffirmed at the Third Plenum in 2013 and reiterated by Xi Jingping in 2016, while also emphasizing the side-by-side growth of the private sector. According to Mr. Ross, the state sector can be used by the government to raise investment to prevent a recession, and its dominant role does not arise from it being a majority of the economy. Rather this ability to manage the business cycle stems from its being large enough to impact investment and therefore GDP growth. For these reasons, it is highly probable thatChina will avoid a hard landing in the next five years or so.
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Title:
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Why China is risking war with US
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Author:
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Mauro Gia Samonte
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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June 25, 2016
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Description:
- RELATED to the subject matter of my past two columns (on the PH-China dispute over the West Philippine Sea), this current discussion pursues the topic rather alarmingly. The former Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) chief, Lt. Gen. Victor Corpus, has a way of calling my attention, through a post on Facebook, to a video richly detailed with US military maneuvers in the South China Sea beginning January this year. It was, of course, a post open for perusal by any visitor to his FB page, but coming as it did on the heels of my two pieces on the the Philippine case at the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration, I gave the video presentation more than a cursory glance.
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Title:
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China cuts official contact with Taiwan over new president
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 25, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING, China – China said Saturday that communications with Taiwan had been suspended after the island's new government failed to acknowledge the concept that there is only "one China".
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Title:
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AFP forms task force to guard Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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June 25, 2016
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Description:
- Fishermen are the ones bearing the brunt of the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Particularly those who used to fish in the Spratly Islands (Kalayaan Group of Islands) and in the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal).
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Title:
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Chronology of China's Belt and Road Initiative
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Author:
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Editor: Tian Shaohui
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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June 24, 2016
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Description:
- China agreed with Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan to deepen cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative during President Xi Jinping's visits to the three countries.
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Title:
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Commentary: Philippine economy set to outpace China's
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Author:
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Emmanuel J. Lopez
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 24, 2016
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Description:
- Economic authorities agree as of late on the inevitability of a slowdown in the economic activity of China. The prospect was seen from a decrease in the GDP growth rate from a double digit in earlier years to a single-digit growth the past couple of years. Recent reports stated that China had 6.8-percent GDP growth fueled by debt-driven investment spending. From 2011 to 2015, China has incurred an average of almost 7.9-percent GDP growth rate. This type of growth may be seen as a short-term relief to cushion the impact of a slowdown but the long-term repercussion may not entirely be a good prospect for the local Chinese economy not to include accelerated debt obligations.
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Title:
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A bilateral approach will get the Philippines nowhere in its South China Sea dispute with China
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Author:
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Alan Robles
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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June 23, 2016
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Description:
- Any time within the next month, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is expected to hand down a judgment on the Philippine position on the South China Sea. Experts believe the decision will largely uphold Manila’s case.