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Title:
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Bilateral talks with China 'will never work' – Del Rosario
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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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July 18, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Bilateral or one-on-one talks with China "will never work" in settling disputes, said former Philippine foreign secretary Albert del Rosario, as he pushed for engaging Beijing through multilateral settings or those that involve third parties.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Chinese research ship docks in Davao City
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Author:
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With a report from Chrislen Bulosan, ABS-CBN News
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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July 17, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese research vessel docked in Davao City on Monday night, the fourth vessel from China to visit the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte came into power.
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Title:
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Duterte: China will be fair
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Author:
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Dharel Placido
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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July 17, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said China “will be fair,” as he floated anew the possibility of holding a joint development with China in the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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US-Philippines Maritime Security Cooperation in the Spotlight with Expanded Exercise
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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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July 16, 2018
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Description:
- Last week, the United States and the Philippines carried out the latest iteration of a new maritime training activity between the two sides that has taken place under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The interaction highlights the continuing cooperation between the two longtime treaty allies despite the challenges the relationship has faced thus far under Duterte.
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Title:
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81% of Pinoys reject government inaction on SCS
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Author:
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Helen Flores
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 16, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Four out of five Filipinos reject the Duterte administration’s policy of “doing nothing” about China’s intrusions in the West Philippine Sea, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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Title:
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Palace denies inaction on South China Sea dispute
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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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July 16, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday said it has been asserting the Philippines' claims in the South China Sea after a nationwide poll suggested that four out of five Filipinos reject the government's perceived inaction on the issue.
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Title:
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Four years to realise benefits of ‘Greater Bay Area’, Hong Kong told, but tax a stumbling block
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Author:
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Tony Cheung
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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July 16, 2018
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Description:
- Four years. That’s all it will take before Hongkongers see the benefits of China’s “Greater Bay Area” project, according to the city’s minister for mainland affairs.
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Title:
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How Beijing is winning control of the South China Sea
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Author:
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SIMON ROUGHNEEN
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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June 13, 2018
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Description:
- Even by his outspoken standards, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s account of a conversation he had with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was startling.
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Title:
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AIM to pitch capacity-management plan to DoT
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Author:
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Janina C. Lim
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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July 10, 2018
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Description:
- A think tank attached to the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) hopes to propose to the Department of Tourism (DoT) a recommendation to help local government units (LGUs) come up with capacity-management plans for major tourist attractions.
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Title:
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China’s Hainan invites ‘individuals’ to develop idle islands in South China Sea — report
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Author:
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Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 7, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — China’s southern province of Hainan, which oversees the country’s territorial claims in South China Sea, has allowed “any entity or individual” to develop uninhabitated islands in the disputed waters in a bid to discourage rival claimants from occupying idle features, Chinese state media reported.
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Title:
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Two US Navy warships sail through Taiwan Strait
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Author:
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LUIS MARTINEZ
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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July 7, 2018
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Description:
- Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait this weekend, the body of water separating China and Taiwan. The transit of American warships through the Strait are always sensitive because of China's claims over Taiwan, which it regards as a breakaway province.
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Title:
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Studies ongoing for creation of defense industry zone: DND
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Author:
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Priam Nepomuceno
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Source:
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Philippine News Agency
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Date:
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July 7, 2018
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Description:
- Studies are underway on the construction of the so-called Government Arsenal Defense Industry Economic Zone in Limay, Bataan, Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said Friday.
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Title:
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Time for a different narrative on maritime dispute with China
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Author:
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Marites Dañguilan Vitug
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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July 6, 2018
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Description:
- Soon, it will be two years since the Philippines overwhelmingly won in its maritime dispute against China. But during this time, the official narrative in the Philippines has been one with strong defeatist tones.
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Title:
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Xi Jinping tweaks his diplomacy and tones down the bravado
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Author:
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KATSUJI NAKAZAWA
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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July 5, 2018
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Description:
- TOKYO -- Six years into his presidency, China's Xi Jinping has promoted one diplomatic goal to the forefront of his foreign policy. During the Chinese Communist Party's Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs -- held for the first time in four years on June 22-23 in Beijing -- Xi repeatedly talked about building "a community with a shared future for mankind."
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Title:
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Infra projects get funding boost
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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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July 5, 2018
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Description:
- The Asian Development Bank will extend at least $7.1 billion in loans to the Philippines from 2019 to 2021, mainly to support the Duterte administration’s ambitious infrastructure program.
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Title:
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3 U.S. carrier visits to Philippines show America cares – envoy
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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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July 4, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The 3 visits of US aircraft carriers to the Philippines this year show that America cares about the disputed South China Sea, said US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim as America celebrated its Independence Day.
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Title:
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Japan will deploy a helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean. How will Beijing respond?
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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July 4, 2018
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Description:
- Japan’s growing visibility in those waters reflects concern it shares with the United States over China’s military presence in a region through which trade routes pass that are vital to the Japanese and US economies
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Title:
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Myanmar will ask China to downsize project, minister says
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Author:
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YUICHI NITTA and THUREIN HLA HTWAY
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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July 4, 2018
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Description:
- Myanmar will seek to reduce the scale of a China-led special economic zone project in its western state of Rakhine, Planning and Finance Minister Soe Win said in an exclusive interview.
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Title:
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China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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July 3, 2018
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Description:
- China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
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Title:
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So far, so good for the AIIB
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Author:
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Nikkei Asian Review Editorial
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review Editorial
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Date:
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July 3, 2018
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Description:
- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank set a lending and investment target of $3.5 billion for 2018, 40% more than last year, at its third annual general meeting in Mumbai on June 25 and 26.