by Dave’s Almocera and Micha Dianne Reoyan 3 May 2021 - In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a new initiative to improve regional integration, increase trade, and stimulate economic growth. This foreign policy became known as the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative (BRI). The BRI continues to advance in many states around the world, contributing [...]
by Darlene Estrada April 23, 2021 - China has been cast as “a climate leader and villain”[1] because of the reality that it is both the world leader in clean energy development and the world’s top coal consuming country at present. But getting better understanding of China’s ironic situation means recognizing that behind both energy-related [...]
by Cristine Detera and Shara Divinagracia 6 April 2021 - On January 22, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed a law that, for the first time, specifically defines the provisions under which the Chinese coast guard would be allowed to use weapons on foreign-registered vessels. On February 1, the law went into [...]
Originally Posted at Chinoy TV The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS), a professional, non-profit, and non-partisan organization of renowned educators, business people, ambassadors, and students, held its annual Chinese New Year celebration. PACS has been committed to upholding the academic field of Chinese Studies in the Philippines and abroad. Present at the event was the [...]
by Christian Rei P. Bautista and Kate Ashley H. Espeleta 22 February 2021 - The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) held its first General Assembly for the year 2021, along with its Spring Festival celebration, on 13 February 2021 via Zoom. PACS invited Ambassador Chito Sta. Romano and honorary fellows as speakers to commemorate [...]
by Theresa Carino 18 February 2021 - China’s New Coast Guard Law, which came into force on 1 February 2021, explicitly specifies for the first time the conditions under which the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) would be allowed to use weapons against foreign vessels. What appeared as an effort to institutionalize a maritime law enforcement [...]
By Dr. Dai Fan 19 January 2021- 2020 is destined to be an unforgettable year for most people. The outbreak of Covid-19 has undoubtedly changed our lives dramatically. In the Philippines, President Duterte, who has always promoted wider and deeper cooperation between China and the Philippines, is now barely one and a half years before [...]
by Dave's Almocera and Micha Dianne Reoyan 21 November 2020 - Compartmentalizing ties to sidestep the Philippines and China's differences has been an essential facet of the two countries’ relations. However, various maneuvers are needed to overcome these challenges, especially in a post-Covid-19 social landscape. This has brought the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) [...]
By: Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 06:20 AM November 17, 2020 Something momentous happened over the weekend that signals the continuing shift of the world’s economic fulcrum to Asia-Pacific away from North America, dominated by the United States. Fifteen economies comprising about a third of the world’s population and of the global economy signed a [...]
By Ivy Ganadillo Nov. 11, 2020- Just as news emerged on the huge number of Chinese retirees in the Philippines through the Philippine Retirement Authority’s (PRA) Special Resident Retirement Visa (SRRV), I started reading again netizens describing the presence in the country of the Chinese with words such as “economic competition”, “communists”, “invasion”, etc. These [...]
