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Title:
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Trump’s East Asia Summit no-show ‘to give China a chance to fill regional vacuum’
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Author:
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Laura Zhou
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump is expected to skip an annual summit when he visits the region next month, a move analysts said would add to uncertainties about US engagement in the Asia-Pacific.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Philippines, Russia sign two military deals
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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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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- Thousands of assault rifles and helmets were among the military gear Russia donated to the Philippines in a bid to widen its arms market in Southeast Asia at a time when Manila is seeking to diversify weapons systems, officials said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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Trump to press Beijing on North Korea, trade during China visit
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Author:
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REUTERS, THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- US President Donald Trump will urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions against North Korea and take other steps to pressure Pyongyang when he travels to China next month, a senior White House official has said.
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Title:
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Will building spree hock Philippines to China?
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Author:
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Federico D. Pascual Jr.
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- THE TITLE may sound familiar, because it was the head of our “Postscript” of May 16 warning five months ago that the $167 billion the administration plans to borrow for its infrastructure program could balloon to $452 billion in 10 years and lead to debt bondage to China.
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Title:
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Defense minister talks security with ASEAN
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Author:
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PRC Defence Ministry
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Source:
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PRC Defence Ministry
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan's participation in a high-level regional security forum in the Philippines would boost military cooperation between China and Southeast Asian countries, Chinese experts said on Monday.
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Title:
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China turns over construction equipment for Marawi rehabilitation
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- Beijing on Tuesday officially turned over $3 million worth of heavy equipment to be used for recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Marawi City.
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Title:
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U.S. touts military ties in Philippines as Duterte courts Russia, China
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Author:
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Phil Stewart, Manuel Mogato
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 25, 2017
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Description:
- The timing of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ trip to the Philippines this week couldn’t have been better, coming just as it celebrated a victory against Islamist militants in Marawi City - with a critical dose of help from the U.S. military.
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Title:
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China's Ruling Party Prioritizes Massive Army Upgrade, Silk Road Project
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- China's ruling party has adopted a resolution that is set to reinforce the country's armed forces, which have already been significantly modernized.
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Title:
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China to donate four brand new 'fast boats' to Philippines
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- Aside from military equipment that China had already donated to the country, the government is expecting high-speed boats from Beijing, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Belt and Road: A sprawling agenda with a core purpose
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Author:
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Michael Clarke
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Source:
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The Interpreter
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Date:
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October 24, 2017
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Description:
- I commend Nick Bisley and Ian Hall for kicking off a debate in Australia about the nature and potential implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Title:
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Mattis to make call for Asean unity against China at meeting of defence ministers
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Author:
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The Straits Times
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 23, 2017
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Description
- US Defence Secretary James Mattis is expected to make a call for South-east Asian unity against China during a meeting of defence ministers in the Philippines on Monday (Oct 23), the Associated Press reported.
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Title:
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Duterte’s Art of the Deal
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 22, 2017
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Description:
- “I will be chartering [sic] a [new] course [for the Philippines] on its own and will not be dependent on the United States,” Duterte declared right after securing electoral victory. Without a doubt, it was an audacious statement from the then newly-elected Filipino president, who was set to take over one of America’s oldest and most loyal allies in history. At first, not many, including those within the diplomatic community, took his words too seriously, with some dismissing the “nationalistic” statements as soaring rhetoric bereft of policy substance.
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Title:
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Donald Trump's Big Trip to Asia: What Can Washington Do to Reassure ASEAN?
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Author:
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Michael Mazza
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 22, 2017
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Description:
- Last month, the White House announced that President Donald Trump will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines in November. In Vietnam and the Philippines, he will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, respectively. This is a great itinerary for Trump’s first presidential foray into the region—the lineup includes three of Washington’s five regional allies; Asia’s two largest economies; three of America’s top six trade partners; the crisis-prone Korean peninsula; a flight over the contested South China Sea; and two major summits in a region in which, as the saying goes, half of diplomacy is just showing up. In short, the trip will present the president and his team with a great learning opportunity and a superb chance to advance America’s interests in Asia.
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Title:
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India says ready for stronger U.S. ties after Tillerson endorsement
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Author:
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Sanjeev Miglani
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 20, 2017
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Description:
- India stood ready to further strengthen ties with the United States, the government said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson vowed to dramatically expand cooperation as a way to counter China’s influence in Asia.
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Title:
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Russian warships dock in Philippines as Manila cultivates new ties
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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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October 20, 2017
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Description:
- Three Russian warships, including two anti-submarine vessels, docked in Manila on Friday to unload what navy officials said was weaponry and military vehicles donated to the Philippines as part of a new defense relationship.
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Title:
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Xi vows to surmount obstacles for "new era" of China's prosperity
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Author:
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Takuya Karube
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Source:
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KYODO NEWS
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Date:
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October 18, 2017
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Description:
- China has entered a "new era" of prosperity and there should be no tolerance for any actions that may obstruct the promising future unfolding, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, as he opened the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress to enter his second term, possibly with much stronger power.
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Title:
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Russia-Philippines Defense Ties to Get a New Boost
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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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October 17, 2017
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Description:
- Last week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed that Moscow would be donating some defense material to the Philippines later this month. The transfer, if it occurs as scheduled, will mark part of what is expected to be a bigger October boost for Russia-Philippines military ties.
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Title:
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‘China will not seek sea militarization
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Author:
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JEFFERSON ANTIPORDA, TMT
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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October 17, 2017
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Description:
- China on Monday maintained that it has no intention to militarize the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and would remain supportive of efforts between China and other sovereign nations to bring peace and stability in the area.
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Title:
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‘China will not seek sea militarization’
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Author:
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Jefferson Antiporda
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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October 17, 2017
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Description:
- hina on Monday maintained that it has no intention to militarize the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and would remain supportive of efforts between China and other sovereign nations to bring peace and stability in the area. However, Yao Wen, China’s foreign ministry deputy director general for policy planning of the Department of Asian Affairs, expressed concern over the navigation activities of countries outside the region in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that could possibly lead to conflict.
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Title:
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ASEAN at 50: The way forward
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Author:
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Johnny Litton
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 16, 2017
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Description:
- The Carlos P. Ro mulo Foundation , in cooperation with the Association of South east Asian Nations-In stitutes of Strategic and International Studies and Stratbase ADR In stitute hosted a confer ence titled ASEAN at 50: The Way Forward at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City. Held on the eve of the ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting, the event was organized by ambassador Roberto “Bobby” Romulo, former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS-Indonesia) senior fellow and co-founder Jusuf Wanandi. The conference invited 36 distinguished speakers and pundits from different ASEAN nations, with Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez and Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano representing the Philippines. Here’s to fifty years of partnering for change and engaging the world!