by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III Oct. 13, 2020-- A spate of visits to Southeast Asia this week by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi augurs a possible return to a charm offensive by China. Wang will visit Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, and Thailand on the heels of his meeting with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and [...]
How the Philippines should play its cards? Watch PACS President Dr. Rommel Banlaoi conversation with Howie Severino as they scrutinize the different aspects of Philippines-China relations and how international politics intertwined with this! Video originally posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=disPUsVhg8g&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=GMANews
by Rommel C. Banlaoi Note: This is the first in a series of commentaries that PACS intends to publish monthly on issues pertaining to Chinese Studies, the Chinese in the Philippines, and other topics affecting Philippines-China relations. The objective of Viewpoints is to offer fresh insights and perspectives on these areas of interest. Commentaries represent [...]
By: Fr Ari C. Dy SJ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:20 AM August 23, 2020 The beginning of ghost month this year fell on Aug. 19, and it is neatly sandwiched between two important Marian feast days. Both the Assumption of Mary (Aug. 15), and her Queenship (Aug. 22) celebrate the singular grace given to Mary, that she [...]
In cooperation with the Confucius Institute of Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies held a webinar on “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Healthy Lifestyle in COVID Pandemic Crisis” on 1 August 2020. The organizers invited two speakers to talk about TCM and a healthy lifestyle to prevent and overcome COVID-19 infections. Dr. Li [...]
By Theresa Cariño* The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies and the Philippine Studies Center of Jinan University co-hosted a webinar on “Philippines-China Relations During COVID-19” on Monday, July 27th, 2020, 9.00 A.M. – 12.00 P.M. In his opening remarks, Dr. Rommel Banlaoi, PACS President, briefly introduced the Association, explaining that the webinar was part of the [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III/ Originally Posted at SCMP/16 July 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement on Washington’s opposition to Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea goes beyond its traditional assertions of navigational and overflight freedoms. By showing its support for international law, notably a 2016 ruling by an arbitral tribunal convened [...]
Remarks by H.E. JOSE SANTIAGO L. STA. ROMANA, Philippine Ambassador to China, on the occasion of the webinar organized by the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies and the Jinan University Center for Philippine Studies with the theme "Building Philippines-China Relations for the Future: China-Philippines Relations During COVID-19" 0900H-1100H, 27 July 2020 Introduction Your Excellency Ambassador Huang [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) in cooperation with the Amity Foundation, KAISA, the Philippine Acupuncture Academy Inc. and the Philippines-China Friendship Association successfully co-organized a webinar on May 29th, 2020 on the theme “The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture in COVID 19 Prevention and Recovery”. The event attracted nearly 200 participants [...]
by Lucio Pitlo, III / SCMP / May 7, 2020 Late last month, China’s creation of two new administrative districts and naming of 80 geographic features in the South China Sea created new wrinkles in its ties with other claimants. Both the Philippines and Vietnam protested against the latest administrative ploy. A month before, China established [...]
