Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) - June 4, 2019 - 4:20pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines could benefit from the escalating US-China tariff battle, as the Southeast Asian country is likely to be among the recipients of trade and investment opportunities as the world’s two largest economies divert imports away from each other to other nations, a global [...]
by Paterno Esmaquel II / Originally Posted at Rappler /10:14 AM, June 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Hours before he was held at the Hong Kong airport, former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario slammed the proposed joint Philippines-China investigation of the sinking of a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea. "The plan for a joint probe by [...]
by Jerome TAYLOR, Elaine YU /Originally Posted at AFP /June 24, 2019 Hong Kong (AFP) - Viral artwork pummelling city leaders, clever word plays and Cantonese cursing that would make a sailor blush -- Hong Kongers have displayed a characteristically riotous embrace of satire during their huge anti-government protests. Anger has punctuated much of the historic rallies roiling [...]
BY GREGORY POLING / Originally Posted at Foreign Policy| JUNE 25, 2019, 9:47 AM The Spratly Islands, occupied by five different claimants, are the most hotly contested part of the South China Sea. Thanks to the harbors and supporting infrastructure Beijing constructed on its outposts there over the last five years, most vessels operating around the Spratlys are Chinese. [...]
by Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News Posted at Jun 23 2019 02:59 PM BANGKOK, Thailand -- Southeast Asian leaders have committed to fast-track the completion of an effective code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, in the wake of the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto (Reed) Bank. They made the [...]
by Ivy Ganadillo, Originally published on the StratJournal of Office of Naval Strategic Studies, Philippine Navy China’s gray zone tactics enable China to challenge the existing status quo and rules-based system without employing coercive methods When the lines of aggression blur, maritime agencies should be prepared to operate and respond to different conditions and use to [...]
Recognizing the valuable contribution of Prof. Benito Lim in the field of China Studies, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) launched the Benito Lim Memorial Lectures to give honor to him, his efforts and accomplishments. In partnership with Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran (KAISA) and Philippine Cultural College with the support from the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Association, [...]
by Rommel Banlaoi For several generations, general understanding on precolonial Philippines has always been viewed from the perspectives of scholars, chroniclers, and historians of its erstwhile colonial masters: Spain and the United States. Recent scholarly studies on ancient Chinese sources and new discoveries of accounts on China by Spanish priests reveal new and alternative insights on [...]
Last September 29, 2018, the newly-elected Board of Directors organized its 1st General Assembly which also coincided to its annual Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration. The general assembly was hosted by Sharlene May Cua, Board Director and Secretary of PACS, and Charles de Guzman, Board Director and Head of Membership Committee. The program started with welcome remarks from [...]
PACS held discussions with China’s IDCPC Last September 24, 2018, members of the Philippine Association for China Studies held exchanges with a delegation from the International Department of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee (IDCPC). Among the topics covered include an assessment of the international environment, feedback on the Belt and Road Initiative as it [...]
