PACS former Vice-President, now Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Jaime FlorCruz, presented his credentials at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 February 2023. We share below some remarks he shared at the PACS General assembly shortly before he moved to Beijing. Ambassador Jaime FlorCruz Excerpted Remarks at the PACS General [...]
Professor Bert Hofman delivered the Ambassador Chito Sta Romana Memorial Lecture, “China’s Rise and Its Implications for ASEAN”, on 10 February 2023 at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center (AC), University of the Philippines Diliman. An economist by training, Hofman focused on the current political-economic standing of China and how this would impact the complex China-US [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) hosted a panel discussion on the "Prospects for Philippines-China Relations" last 23 November 2022 at the Angelo King Multi-Purpose Center of Xavier School. The discussion focused on the anticipated trajectories of Philippine-China Relations under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The newly designated Philippine Ambassador to China, [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III New Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aims to take Philippines-China relations to the next level, and rightly so. The past six years under his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, showed how managing disputes despite challenges and fostering productive ties between the two neighbors redound to the country’s benefit. Broader ties should [...]
