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Title:
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Taiwan, Philippines signed bilateral investment agreement
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Author:
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Emerson Lim and Kuan-lin Liu
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Source:
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Focus Taiwan
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Date:
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December 7, 2017
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Description:
- Manila, Dec. 7 (CNA) Taiwan and the Philippines signed a new bilateral investment agreement (BIA) on Thursday, making it the first updated investment agreement that Taiwan has signed with a country targeted by its New Southbound Policy.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Australia mediates over South China Sea dispute thru foreign policy paper
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Author:
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Bea Kirstein T. Manalaysay
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Source:
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Philippine Canadian Inquirer
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Date:
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December 6, 2017
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Description:
- The Australian government expressed its concern over China’s activities in disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Australia seeks to curb China's infrastructure influence
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Author:
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Angus Grigg Lisa Murray
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Source:
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The Australian Financial Review
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Date:
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December 3, 2017
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Description:
- A reconvened security grouping comprising Australia, the United States, India and Japan is seeking to bolster infrastructure lending across the region, in an effort to counter China's use of major projects to gain influence.
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Title:
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China is reshaping the liberal order, and it’s for the better
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Author:
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Robert J. Hanlon
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Source:
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Asia and the Pacific Policy Forum
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Date:
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December 4, 2017
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Description:
- The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank shows China is prepared to push to influence the liberal economic order while forwarding both its domestic and foreign policy interests, Robert Hanlon writes.
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Title:
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Time to consider the ICJ as China-PH next forum
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Author:
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FRANCISCO TATAD
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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December 4, 2017
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Description:
- The Vietnamese government must have been pleasantly surprised when after apologizing for the incident last Sepember, in which two Vietnamese fishermen were killed while poaching inside Philippine waters, President Rodrigo Duterte last Wednesday personally sent off the five other illegal fishermen who had been arrested and detained after the incident. Indeed, the killing was regrettable, as every other killing is, but DU30 has never publicly apologized for any killing before, so Hanoi has every reason to be grateful.
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Title:
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China showcases jet fighters on South China Sea island
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Author:
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PTI
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Source:
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The Indian Express
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Date:
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December 3, 2017
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Description:
- China has showcased its J-11B jet fighters in the disputed South China Sea islands as Beijing seeks to consolidate its hold over the region.
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Title:
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PH envoy sees no Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough despite improved relations with Beijing
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Author:
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Arianne Christian Tapao
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Source:
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InterAksyon
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Date:
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December 2, 2017
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Description:
- Ambassador to China Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana does not see Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordering the withdrawal of Chinese Coast Guard ships from Scarborough shoal and returning to the pre-April 8, 2012 situation, when the area was under the control of the Philippines, despite Beijing’s improved relations with the Rodrigo Duterte administration. At best, it remains an “aspiration” that would take a long time, the Filipino diplomat said in an interview on the sidelines of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies Conference in Mandaluyong City December. 2.
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Title:
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China Slams Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper
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Author:
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Charlotte Gao
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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December 2, 2017
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Description:
- In its newly published Foreign Policy White Paper, Australia took a strong stance on the South China Sea issue, urging both China and the Philippines to follow the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s July 2016 ruling. In response, both the Chinese defense ministry and Chinese foreign ministry criticized Australia for its “ irresponsible remarks.”
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Title:
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Joint Press Statement: U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue 2017
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Author:
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Office of the Spokesperson
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Source:
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US Department of State
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Date:
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December 1, 2018
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Description:
- The United States and the Republic of the Philippines held the seventh Bilateral Strategic Dialogue from November 30-December 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey co-led the U.S. delegation. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Enrique Manalo and Department of National Defense Undersecretary Ricardo David co-led the Philippine delegation.
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Title:
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China’s Korean Peninsula balancing act
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Author:
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Nate Kerkhoff
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Source:
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East Asia Forum
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Date:
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November 29, 2017
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Description:
- During its 19th National Communist Party Congress spectacular in October 2017, China indicated that it would take a more active approach to foreign policy. There have already been indications that China’s revamped foreign policy is in action in the Korean Peninsula. But whether or not this signals a new era of actively promoting its political system abroad remains to be seen.
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Title:
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North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: What We Know
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Author:
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Franz-Stefan Gady
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 29, 2017
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Description:
- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a test site north of the North Korean capital Pyongyang at around 1:17 p.m. EST today, according to the South Korean military.
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Title:
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Fact-checking critics of Chinese aid
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Author:
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Alvin Camba
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Source:
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East Asia Forum
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Date:
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November 28, 2017
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Description:
- Pundits and journalists have often argued that Chinese loans are expensive and harmful to recipient countries. But they fundamentally misunderstand how Chinese aid and investment works across different countries.
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Title:
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The Belt and Road Initiative and China's Southeast Asia Diplomacy
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Author:
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Xue Li and Li Yongke
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 28, 2017
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Description:
- With the launch of the “Belt and Road Initiative,” neighborhood diplomacy has become a priority for China. China has many neighboring countries, but from the perspective of the “Belt and Road Initiative,” Southeast Asia has a place of prominence. It is the preferred region for the construction of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road,” as both proposed routes of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” will go through this area. At the same time, the China-Indochina Corridor for International Economic Cooperation is one of the six major corridors to be constructed under the “Silk Road Economic Belt.”
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Title:
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31st ASEAN Summit displayed the ‘psychological kidnapping’ of the Philippines by the Dragon
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Author:
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SD Pradhan
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Source:
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Times of India
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Date:
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November 28, 2017
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Description:
- The Chairman’s statement at the 31st ASEAN Summit in the Philippines indicated that there were sufficient positive developments practically in all field. The performance of the all ASEAN sectorial bodies was found to be commendable. The ASEAN’s efforts in promoting complementarities between the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were assessed as satisfactory.
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Title:
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China’s bumpy ‘peaceful rise’
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Author:
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Narciso Reyes Jr.
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 28, 2017
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Description:
- On the surface, China’s paramount leader, President Xi Jinping, seems to be on an unstoppable roll—like a modern-day emperor with a fresh mandate from heaven. In marked contrast, US President Donald Trump, the leader of the free world and undisputed superpower on the planet, looks chastised and weakened by very low poll ratings, a simmering revolt in his own party, and, worst of all, a bloodhound of a prosecutor closing in on his Russian connections.
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Title:
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Asian Countries Improve Economic Ties While Ignoring Other Issues
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Author:
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Edited by Caty Weaver
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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November 28, 2017
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Description:
- Asian nations are ignoring human rights issues to focus on trade and investment, some experts say. They say this is causing problems for Western countries that want to increase trade but also protect human rights.
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Title:
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United we should stand
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Author:
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Dindo Manhit
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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November 27, 2017
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Description:
- Once again, the Philippines is thrust into a historical juncture with evolving political-security and economic challenges impinging upon its national interest and those of other member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Title:
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ASEAN-Japan Coast Guard Cooperation in the Spotlight With Philippines 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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November 25, 2017
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Description:
- Earlier this month, Japan held an expanded version of a maritime exercise with the Philippines that also included other Southeast Asian states and the United States. Though Tokyo’s role in capacity-building in the maritime security realm in Southeast Asia is far from new, the development was nonetheless significant as part of a broader trend of Japan’s deepening focus on this area bilaterally and multilaterally amid a range of challenges.
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Title:
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US, JAPAN, INDIA, AUSTRALIA ... IS QUAD THE FIRST STEP TO AN ASIAN NATO?
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Author:
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CARY HUANG
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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November 25, 2017
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Description:
- IT is no longer the “Asia-Pacific”, but the “Indo-Pacific”, at least, according to the United States and some of its allies. Such a change may not seem much on first glance, but these four letters are far more than a matter of semantics: they have the potential to create a seismic shift in the geopolitical landscape of the region.
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Title:
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Asia Code for Sea Peace Expected to Tilt Toward China
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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November 24, 2017
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Description:
- A code of conduct aimed at avoiding mishaps in the contested South China Sea is likely to sidestep concerns that are offensive to the chief claimant, Beijing, analysts forecast.