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Title:
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Why the Philippines Won't Have a New China Policy After Aquino
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydrian
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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July 29, 2015
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Description:
- For the past two years, several governments, corporations, and academics from across the Asia-Pacific region have repeatedly asked me about a single issue: Whether the departure of President Benigno Aquino could usher in a new type of bilateral relationship with China. In the coming months, the Philippines will enter the election season, and as candidates from varying political persuasions jostle for the top office, such speculative question will gain more currency.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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A New Twist in the Souht China Sea Showdown
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Author:
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Malcolm Cook
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Source:
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nationalinterest.org
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Date:
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April 15, 2015
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Description:
- Elections are rarely decided by foreign policy issues, but election results can decide foreign policy issues. The 2016 Philippines presidential election looks like it could lead to a sharp change in Manila's approach to its maritime boundary disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea. The US, Indonesia and Vietnam are taking firmer and more active positions on the South China Sea disputes involving China in the face of Beijing's aggressive reclamation activities targeting Philippine claims. President Aquino has won international support for the Philippines' firm stance.
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Title:
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PH joins China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Author:
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Paolo Taruc
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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January 2, 2016
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Description:
- It's official: the Philippines has become the 57th founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Philippine Ambassador to China Erlinda Basilio signed on Friday (December 31) the AIIB's Articles of Agreement in Beijing.
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Title:
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THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF PHILIPPINES-CHINA RELATIONS: Current Situation and Prospects
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Author:
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Bobby M. Tuazon
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Source:
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CENPEG.org
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Date:
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April 18, 2014
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Description:
- Formal diplomatic and trade relations were established between the Philippines and China in 1975. For 39 years since then, relations between the two countries were marked by healthy trade relations as well as economic development cooperation which was particularly in favor of the Philippines. With China’s policy of “opening up” and economic modernization, such relations assumed great importance with 2005 being declared as the “Golden Year” of continuing ties between the two countries.
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Title:
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China 'Will Not Initiate Military Conflict' Over Island Disputes: Expert
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Author:
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Eric Baculinao
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Source:
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NBCnews.com
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Date:
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January 24, 2016
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Description:
- China will not start a war over disputed islands in the South China Sea amid recent muscle-flexing, experts with close links to the country's government told NBC News.
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Title:
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Remarks by President Ma Ying-jeou on Taiping Island
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Author:
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President Ma Ying-jeou (Remarks)
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Source:
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- On Jan. 28, ROC President Ma Ying-jeou led government officials and scholars on a visit to Taiping Island in the Nansha Islands. He explained the four objectives of the trip: first, visiting personnel stationed on the island ahead of the Lunar New Year; second, unveiling the South China Sea Peace Initiative Roadmap; third, explaining the purpose of peaceful use of Taiping Island; and fourth, clarifying the legal status of the island. Following is the talk he delivered on the island:
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Title:
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US South China Sea FONOPs to Increase in Scope, Complexity: Commander
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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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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- U.S. freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea will increase not only in number but also in scope and complexity amid China’s growing control of surrounding waters, the commander of the U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Taiwan president visits disputed Taiping island in South China Sea
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Author:
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Reuters in Taipei
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Source:
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The Guardian
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- Taiwan’s president has flown to a disputed island in the South China Sea to reaffirm his country’s sovereignty, saying the trip was aimed at promoting peace.
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Title:
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Japan-Philippines partnership
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Author:
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Melito Salazar Jr.
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- How times have changed. With the end of World War II, Japan’s capability to wage another war was voluntarily curtailed with the adoption of a Japanese constitution that limited the powers and reach of the military. Japan was then able to focus its energies in building an economy that became one of the strongest in the world, making Japan the leading economic power in Asia.
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Title:
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What War With China Would Look Like
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Author:
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David Archibald
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Source:
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DailyCaller
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- Australia is consideringconducting its own freedom-of-navigation exercise in the South China Sea. That is good because things are coming to a head and everyone in East Asia should state, unequivocally, where they stand.
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Title:
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Central Bank Urges China to Provide More Policy Clarity
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Author:
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Karen Lema
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Source:
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Jakarta Globe
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- Manila. China should communicate with greater clarity the intent of its monetary policies in order to guide the market and reduce volatility, the Philippine central bank governor said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Taiwan president ignores flak, flies to disputed South China Sea island
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Author:
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Michaela Del Callar
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Source:
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InterAksyon.com
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Date:
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January 28, 2016
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Description:
- TAIPEI - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou flew to Itu Aba island in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday to reaffirm Taipei's sovereignty over the outpost, ignoring criticism from Washington over the trip.
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Title:
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China planning to build floating nuclear power plant
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing, CHINA – China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020, a senior official said Wednesday.
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Title:
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Why the New US-Philippine Defense Pact Could Be a Double-Edged Sword
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- An already growing security alliance between the Philippines and the United States received a huge boost when the Philippine Supreme Court cleared a legal obstacle to the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
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Title:
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The South China Sea Arbitration Case Could Exacerbate Disputes in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Wu Shicun
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- On October 29, 2015, the Arbitral Tribunal of the Philippines vs. China Arbitration case in the South China Sea (“the Tribunal”) ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the case and found the Philippines’ submissions admissible.”
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Title:
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U.S. slams Taiwan president's planned visit to contested South China Sea island
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Author:
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J.R. Wu
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's planned trip to the Taiwanese-held island of Itu Aba in the disputed South China Sea is "extremely unhelpful" and won't do anything to resolve disputes over the waterway, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Will America Go to War for the Philippines?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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NationalInterest.org
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- Mao Zedong, the Great Helmsmen, once famously said: “Where the enemy advances, we retreat. Where the enemy retreats, we pursue.” In places like the Middle East, where the United States is perceived to be engaged in a gradual strategic retreat, China is on the offensive.
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Title:
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China, cheap oil, other external threats abound. No one gives a damn
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Author:
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Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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Description:
- China is in deep economic trouble. Last year, the real estate sector, which represents at least 25 percent of its GDP, was spooked by the unthinkable. Housing prices fell by 4.5 percent, which never happened in 20 years.
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Title:
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China, cheap oil, other external threats abound. No one gives a damn
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Author:
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Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Source:
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Manila Times
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Date:
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January 26, 2016
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Description:
- China is in deep economic trouble. Last year, the real estate sector, which represents at least 25 percent of its GDP, was spooked by the unthinkable. Housing prices fell by 4.5 percent, which never happened in 20 years.
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Title:
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Taiwan uses water cannon to drive off Vietnamese boat in disputed South China Sea
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Author:
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AFP-JIJI
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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January 25, 2016
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Description:
- Taiwan’s coast guard said Monday that one of its vessels used water cannon this month to drive off a Vietnamese fishing boat near disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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What US presidential bets are saying about PHL, China, and the Pacific
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Author:
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GMA News Online
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Source:
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GMA News Online
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Date:
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January 25, 2016
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Description:
- While election season in the Philippines is in full gear ahead of the official start of the campaigns, it is not the only electoral exercise that will have an impact on the country.