Duterte's latest visit to China will look to accelerate cooperation on infrastructure As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte embarks on his fifth visit to China, analysts expect the countries will speed up their cooperation, especially on infrastructure development. China remains a crucial source of funding for the Philippines' flagship infrastructure projects, a key component in the Southeast [...]
by Ivy Ganadillo A Hongkonger waving a British flag; students, professionals, young and old marching on the streets; hostilities breaking out at the legislative council building; harassment and riots between law enforcement officers and civilians; and canceled international flights. These, in a nutshell, are the images that tell the story of the Hong Kong Special Administrative [...]
PACS President, Dr. Rommel C. Banlaoi, has been elected to the Management Board of the World Association for Chinese Studies (WACS). The election took place at the 3rd World Conference on Chinese Studies held at Witten University located in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany on August 24-25, 2019. During the conference, Dr. Banlaoi also served as the keynote [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, 15 August 2019, Originally Posted at SCMP “There is a time for everything. A time to negotiate and a time to quarrel with your enemy … a time to antagonise and a time to make peace and a time to go to war.” This telling rendition of the Bible verse Ecclesiastes [...]
By Annie Boyajian, Originally Posted at Freedom House Millions of people in Hong Kong are protesting democratic deterioration and rights violations, amid increasing police brutality and other violence against them. The United States and other democracies must take strong, immediate action to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defense of democratic values. Executive Summary [...]
Originally Posted at China Power. China has emerged as one of the world’s largest providers of development finance. Between 2000 and 2014, China extended a total of $354 billion in loans, grants, and other resources to countries across the globe. As China continues to establish itself as a major source of development finance, it is important [...]
13 July 2019/ Originally Posted at APPFI Pathways President and CEO Prof. Aileen Baviera, Ph.D. was among the two guest speakers in the 2nd Prof. Benito Lim Memorial Lecture Series held last July 13, 2019 at the Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center in Intramuros, Manila. The event was organized by the Philippine Association of Chinese Studies (PACS), [...]
Understanding the security threats between the Philippines and China and its different facets were underscored in the 3rd lecture of the Carlos Chan Lecture Series (CCLS). PACS organized two lectures attended by representatives from different government offices and agencies on the topics of “Philippines-China Law Enforcement Cooperation: Achievements and Challenges” and “The Rise of Chinese Maritime [...]
By: Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ / INQUIRER.net / 08:35 AM July 15, 201 MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Sunday responded to President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to propose a plan to enforce the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in favor of the Philippines in its maritime dispute with China in the South China [...]
By Scott Kennedy/ Originally Posted at Washinton Post/ July 2 Minutes after a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, President Trump declared, “I think we’re going to be strategic partners.” This was quite a turnaround from the Trump administration’s standard posture on China. The administration’s National Security [...]
