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China and the Philippines: Good friends, despite the sea disputes
The Philippines is one of the most vocal states protesting China’s claims to the South China Sea — a sore point in what would otherwise be a prosperous relationship.
August 22, 2023 Source: The China Project
A Chinese laser and more downed flying objects stoke security fears
Some countries have been scrutinizing their air, sea, and land spaces for traces of the Chinese military ever since “Balloon-gate.” A blinding laser aimed at a Philippines ship and the fourth downing of a flying object in the U.S. will likely fan those security fears, no matter how Beijing explains it.
February 13, 2023 Source: The China Project
The Philippines up-and-down relationship with China, and a strange COVID moment in China
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn for January 11, 2023.
January 11, 2023 Source: The China Project
Philippines voids joint oil exploration pact with China
A mere week after a friendly visit to Beijing by the Philippine president, the country’s Supreme Court brought the gavel down on an “unconstitutional” 2005 pact with China and Vietnam to explore oil in the disputed South China Sea. The waters have only gotten murkier.
January 11, 2023 Source: The China Project
Philippines President Marcos flies to Beijing to woo China
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in Beijing on his first foreign trip of the new year. He is expected to ink a slew of trade and agriculture deals, and even a memorandum of understanding over the disputed South China Sea.
January 3, 2023 Source: The China Project
China courts the Philippines and Thailand
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has left on a few high notes from his visits to Thailand and the Philippines, as he seeks out stronger ties on his five-nation tour in Southeast Asia.
July 7, 2022 Source: The China Project
U.S. warship ‘sent away with a warning’ by China as Biden backs Trump policy on South China Sea
The Biden administration marked the fifth anniversary of a landmark maritime dispute arbitration case by affirming the Trump administration’s policy to actively support the maritime claims of five Southeast Asian states over China.
July 12, 2021 Source: The China Project
‘China out’: Demonstrations at Chinese consulate on Philippines Independence Day
Protesters converged on the Chinese consulate in Manila on Saturday, calling for President Rodrigo Duterte to end his reliance on China, and for China to stop encroaching on Filipino waters.
June 14, 2021 Source: The China Project
Chinese vaccine diplomacy pays off with strengthened Southeast Asia ties
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a meeting to mark 30 years of formal ties, and appeared to smooth over tense spots in relations — with the help of Chinese vaccine aid, which has focused on Southeast Asia.
June 8, 2021 Source: The China Project
Philippines foreign minister tweets profane insults at China over maritime dispute
After a month of lodging repeated diplomatic protests against the presence of Chinese fishing boats in disputed waters, the Philippines foreign minister took a less diplomatic approach on Twitter. He was gently rebuked by President Rodrigo Duterte for being “rude and disrespectful” to the Philippines’ “benefactor.”
May 3, 2021 Source: The China Project
The Philippines is fed up with China’s ‘maritime militia’
China and the Philippines are engaged in a diplomatic feud after hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels, which the Philippines called an unofficial “maritime militia,” anchored around a disputed reef.
April 5, 2021 Source: The China Project
China’s relationship with Southeast Asia, explained
Southeast Asia has become a “battleground” for U.S.-China competition — much to the dismay of the people there.
October 21, 2020 Source: The China Project
Could new Philippines telco Dito be a Chinese Trojan horse?
Dito has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the Philippines’ stagnant telecom sector, but it hasn’t been without controversy. Critics are concerned about the national security threat posed by one of its partners, China Telecom, which has a 40% share. But does the public share those concerns?
October 8, 2020 Source: The China Project
U.S. denounces Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sides with five Southeast Asian countries
Washington has long disapproved of many of China’s maritime claims, but today, the State Department formalized its position on multiple disputes. The U.S. now effectively supports claims to reefs, shoals, waters, and other maritime features by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia over China.
July 13, 2020 Source: The China Project
‘We are Filipinos, and we hate China’: China’s influence in the Philippines, and backlash against Tsinoys
The Chinese Filipinos of the Philippines have historically persisted through waves of discrimination. While the country takes pride in its multiculturalism, recent anger directed toward…
June 6, 2019 Source: The China Project
Philippines and China establish coconut-shipping protocols
“Chinese leader Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 visited the Philippines on Tuesday, November 20, to further strategic gains made under President Rodrigo Duterte, who hailed a ‘new…
November 20, 2018 Source: The China Project
Trade war, day 105: Trump looks for deals with Vietnam and Philippines
Over a year and a half ago, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation multilateral deal with many countries in…
October 18, 2018 Source: The China Project
Is Duterte serious about a South China Sea red line?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is as mercurial as Trump: He has in the past threatened to ride a jetski to disputed islands in the South…
May 29, 2018 Source: The China Project
China welcomes 300,000 Filipino workers, Chinese internet not impressed
China welcomes 300,000 Filipino workers, Chinese internet not impressed
April 17, 2018 Source: The China Project