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Title:
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Mnuchin says China and the US have a ‘fundamental agreement that is subject to documentation’
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Author:
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Jeff Cox
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Source:
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CNBC
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Date:
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October 14, 2019
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Description:
- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed optimism Monday that the U.S. and China have a workable first-phase agreement that addresses some key elements of the trade war between the two nations.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Bringing PH, China closer through art
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Author:
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Tina Dumlao
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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October 13, 2019
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Description:
- What diplomacy can’t easily do to bring people together, the arts can. That is the hope behind the groundbreaking international arts and cultural exchange program between the Philippines and China spearheaded by the Bank of China in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, the Chinese Culture and Art Association and China Daily Mail.
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Title:
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China, Solomon Islands signal new ties
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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The Guam Daily Post
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Date:
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October 10, 2019
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Description:
- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Wednesday and signed several agreements in the first official visit since the two countries established diplomatic relations last month.
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Title:
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Tensions flare around Manila's lucrative online casinos
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Author:
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Cliff Venzon
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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October 9, 2019
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Description:
- Business along Quirino Avenue near Manila's airport had been in a period of long decline, until it began a sudden resurgence over the last year. Restaurants, spas and apartments have opened. Locals were hired as security guards, drivers and housekeepers, all catering to the area's new clientele: Chinese migrants.
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Title:
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PH says war games with US, Japan ‘not related to South China Sea’ dispute
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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October 9, 2019
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Description:
- The week-long maritime exercises of the Philippines, United States, and Japan are not in any way connected to the country’s territorial dispute in the South China Sea. “First of all, this is not something related to the South China Sea. Let us be clear on that,” Brig. Gen. Ariel Caculitan, exercise director for Kamandag (Venom), told reporters Monday.
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Title:
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Malaysia rebukes Philippines for ‘unfriendly’ remarks as Sabah sovereignty claim resurfaces
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Author:
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Tashny Sukumaran
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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September 9, 2019
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Description:
- Bilateral ties could suffer if the Philippines continues to insist it has claims over the Malaysian state of Sabah, said analysts, a day after Putrajaya issued a strong rebuke against “unfriendly” remarks from its Southeast Asian neighbour.
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Title:
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China Masks Oil Imports Via Ship Transfers as Sanctions Bite
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Author:
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Bloomberg News
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Source:
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Bloomberg
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Date:
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October 8, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese oil imports from ship-to-ship transfers surged last month as flows from some traditional suppliers were crimped by the White House’s aggressive trade and foreign policies. Some 910,000 tons of crude, three times as much as in August, was offloaded at Chinese ports after being transferred in the South China Sea, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. It’s unclear where this oil came from, but moving crude from one vessel to another at sea is a common way of disguising the origin of cargoes.
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Title:
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Celebrating the 70th year of People’s Republic of China in Davao
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Author:
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Jinggoy Salvador
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Source:
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Sun Star
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Date:
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October 5, 2019
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Description:
- THE inauguration of the Chinese Consulate-General in Davao City a year in October with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi present in the affair signaled a stronger bilateral partnership between China and Mindanao. It was also on the same month, October 1st in 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was founded. The recent gathering hosted by the Chinese Consulate-General in Davao could be called a double celebration.
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Title:
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Stronger PH-Russia ties vowed
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Author:
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Argyll Geducos
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 4, 2019
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Description:
- President Duterte and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev vowed to further strengthen the bilateral relations of the Philippines and Russia as the two countries committed to sustain the momentum of their ties since Duterte’s last visit in 2017.
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Title:
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Philippines files diplomatic protest vs China over ships near Ayungin shoal
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Author:
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Sofia Tomacruz
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 2, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr makes the statement after Armed Forces of the Philippine Chief of Staff Noel Clement told senators of the Chinese ships' presence near Ayungin Shoal
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Title:
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Duterte flies to Russia for 2nd time to meet 'idol' Putin
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Author:
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Jim Gomez
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Source:
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Stars and Stripes
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Date:
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October 1, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippine president left for Moscow on Tuesday to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and press efforts to broaden relations while maintaining robust ties with treaty ally the United States. President Rodrigo Duterte left Manila with his defense, finance and economic secretaries and other key Cabinet officials for the Oct. 1-5 visit to Russia. His first trip in May 2017 was cut short due to a major attack by Islamic State group-linked militants in the southern Philippines.
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Title:
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DTI official: China now ‘largest trading partner’
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Author:
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Mariejo Ramos
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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September 30, 2019
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Description:
- Despite an ongoing maritime dispute, China has become the biggest source of foreign investments in the country in just two years. Philippine officials attending the China-Asean investment summit last week said China had invested in 19 of 75 cluster projects under the Duterte administration’s P160-billion “Build, Build, Build” program.
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Title:
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Palace says Philippine-China ties 'better than ever'
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 29, 2019
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Description:
- The relationship between the Philippines and China is "better than ever," Malacañang said, a day after Manila's top diplomat claimed that the agreements signed by the two countries "hardly materialized."
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Title:
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DTI spearheads PHL participation in twin trade, investment events
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Author:
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Shieda May
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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September 28, 2019
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Description:
- Spearheading promotion efforts to foster stronger economic relations with China, Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Trade and Promotion Abdulgani Macatoman led the Philippine delegation to the 16th China-Asean Expo (Caexpo) and 16th China-Asean Business and Investment Summit from September 21 to 24 at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Guangxi province, China.
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Title:
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Chinese affirms stronger tourism, investment ties with PHL
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Author:
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Franco Luna
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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September 27, 2019
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Description:
- AMBASSADOR Zhao Jianhua has expressed optimism that China would be able to bring 2 million tourists to the country yearly by the middle of 2020, even as he stressed that Beijing has emerged as a top investor with $66.62 million in foreign direct investment to the Philippines, or nearly a 12.5-percent increase from 2017.
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Title:
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South China Sea issue not sum total of PH-China ties – Chinese envoy
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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 27, 2019
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Description:
- The South China Sea issue will not deter Beijing’s commitment to maintaining regional peace and stability with the Philippines.
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Title:
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Nearly 80% of China-Laos railway construction completed
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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China.org.cn
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Date:
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September 23, 2019
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Description:
- Nearly 80 percent of the construction of the China-Laos railway has been completed, said Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday. The railway will serve as a key infrastructure for the economic corridor between the two countries and help boost trade, investment and tourism, said Sonexay at the China-ASEAN Expo held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Title:
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China should respect Vietnam’s rights and interests in East Sea: Deputy PM
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Author:
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Nguyen Tien
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Source:
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VN Express
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Date:
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September 21, 2019
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Description:
- Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has asked China to refrain from complicating the East Sea situation and respect Vietnam’s legitimate rights and interests. Dam made the request in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Han Zheng Saturday on the sidelines of the 16th China-ASEAN Trade and Investment Summit (CAEXPO and CABIS) in Nanning City, Guangxi Province. The East Sea is internationally known as the South China Sea.
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Title:
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PHILIPPINES MILITARY DRILL SOUTH CHINA SEA
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Author:
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Bullit Marquez
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Source:
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AP Images
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Date:
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September 21, 2019
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Description:
- Philippine marines disembark from the newly-acquired AAVs (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) during their two-week military exercise that also involved four major services of the country's armed forces Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at the former U.S. naval facility in Subic, Zambales province west of Manila, Philippines. More than 1,500 troops will take part in the air, land and sea exercise dubbed "DAGIT-PA 03-19" facing the South China Sea in a scenario that "would employ a Joint Rapid Deployment Reaction Force."
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Title:
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DND: China Coast Guard blocked PH vessels in Ayungin Shoal
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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September 21, 2019
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Description:
- A Chinese Coast Guard ship had blocked the path of three Philippine civilian vessels on a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.