The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) will hold the Philippines-China Roundtable Discussion on the South China Sea on 6 January 2020, 2:00-5:00 PM at Jinjiang Inn, Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City. Topics for discussion include SCS Code of Conduct and Philippines-China Bilateral Cooperation in the SCS. [...]
Originally Posted at NISCS On 11 November 2019, the 5th program of China-ASEAN Academy on Ocean Law and Governance kicked off in Haikou, Hainan Province. The Academy is co-organized by the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the South China Sea(CSARC) and International Ocean Institute-Canada (IOI-Canada). The ten-day program [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III/ November 15, 2019/ Originally Posted at the Diplomat Growing aid, trade, and diplomatic outreach and rumored interest in securing bases heighten worries about China’s expanding footprint in the Pacific. But while Pacific island states are not naïve to growing great power competition, they do not necessarily share the same level of [...]
Delegation from the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) participated in the international conference, “Changing the World Order: China’s Long Term Strategy” organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation at the Fairmount Hotel, Makati on 18-19 November 2019. Dr. Aileen Baviera, former PACS President, and Dr. Rommel Banlaoi, the current PACS President, delivered their talks in a [...]
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III November 01, 2019 / THE DIPLOMAT Activist, assertive, and audacious: This is the People’s Republic of China as it celebrates its 70th anniversary in grand style. From the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Xiangshan Forum, China’s convening power and capacity [...]
By Sherisse Pham and Jill Disis, CNN Business November 5, 2019 Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's central bank on Tuesday trimmed a key interest rate for the first time since it was introduced three years ago, a move that could pave the way for more policy action as the country tries to protect its slowing economy. Meanwhile, Asian markets broadly advanced as [...]
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, 30 August 2019, APPFI Economics and security issues are on the agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth visit to Beijing. The number of visits he has made thus far is indicative of the importance he attaches to the burgeoning bilateral relations. China has become the Philippines' largest trade partner since 2016, its largest [...]
THE CORNER ORACLE - Andrew J. Masigan (Philstar.com) - October 9, 2019 Last week, I attended a talk given by Dr. Wilfredo V. Villacorta, the former Philippine ambassador to ASEAN and an expert in Chinese studies. Ambassador Villacorta spoke about how we Filipinos can better understand China’s behavior as it takes a more active role in international affairs. [...]
Published October 8, 2019 8:58pm By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News The Philippine government will keep its hands off of the political crisis in Hong Kong, a geopolitical analyst said on Tuesday In a public forum, Dr. Rommel Banlaoi said the Philippines would only focus on protecting the estimated 150,000 OFWs and business interests of Filipino entrepreneurs [...]
CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer / OCTOBER 09, 2019 MANILA -- Business along Quirino Avenue near Manila's airport had been in a period of long decline, until it began a sudden resurgence over the last year. Restaurants, spas and apartments have opened. Locals were hired as security guards, drivers and housekeepers, all catering to the area's [...]
