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One Step Forward, One Step Back? China’s Path to Renewable Energy Transition and Its Implications for Southeast Asia

2021-04-23T03:43:21+00:00

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 [...]

One Step Forward, One Step Back? China’s Path to Renewable Energy Transition and Its Implications for Southeast Asia2021-04-23T03:43:21+00:00

PACS Webinar: Should the Philippines Worry About China’s New Coast Guard Law?

2021-04-08T09:47:04+00:00

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 [...]

PACS Webinar: Should the Philippines Worry About China’s New Coast Guard Law?2021-04-08T09:47:04+00:00

Looking Back: Wuhan Under Lockdown

2021-03-26T01:59:22+00:00

by Jan Robert Go 26 March 2021 - 武汉,每天不一样。 Wuhan, different every day.  For many, Beijing and Shanghai are the go-to places in China, while Chinese Filipinos would also know Fujian's Xiamen. But Wuhan is most likely a never-heard-of place. Located in central China, the city is a bustling metropolis and is traversed by the Yangtze [...]

Looking Back: Wuhan Under Lockdown2021-03-26T01:59:22+00:00

PH Ambassador to China Shares His Views on PH-China Relations

2021-03-08T11:33:02+00:00

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 [...]

PH Ambassador to China Shares His Views on PH-China Relations2021-03-08T11:33:02+00:00

PACS General Assembly and Spring Festival Celebration 2021

2021-02-24T03:54:32+00:00

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 [...]

PACS General Assembly and Spring Festival Celebration 20212021-02-24T03:54:32+00:00

Less ambiguity, more security? China’s New Coast Guard Law in Context

2021-02-24T02:42:08+00:00

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 [...]

Less ambiguity, more security? China’s New Coast Guard Law in Context2021-02-24T02:42:08+00:00

Strengthening Filipinos’ Understanding of China

2021-01-20T05:20:42+00:00

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 [...]

Strengthening Filipinos’ Understanding of China2021-01-20T05:20:42+00:00

PACS 2020 Accomplishment Report

2021-01-15T07:45:20+00:00

ACADEMIC/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) conducted several academic and scholarly activities in 2020 in order to continue its purpose of advancing knowledge of Chinese Studies in the Philippines, particularly on the study of Chinese in the Philippines and the study of Philippines-China relations. Most its activities are posted [...]

PACS 2020 Accomplishment Report2021-01-15T07:45:20+00:00

Celebrating My Dual Heritage

2021-01-20T05:17:05+00:00

By Teresita Ang See 16 December 2020 - I never knew I was different until we moved from my childhood home in Panghulo, Malabon, to Binondo, the bastion of ethnocentrism and traditionalism. I was born in Binondo but I have no memories of childhood there.  I learned about the Binondo extended family from stories about [...]

Celebrating My Dual Heritage2021-01-20T05:17:05+00:00

Philippine Ambassador to China, H.E. Chito Sta. Romana, Receives Gawad Mabini

2020-12-13T02:14:02+00:00

In honor of Apolinario Mabini, the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Gawad Mabini award is conferred on Filipinos who have rendered distinguished foreign service or helped promote the interests and prestige of the Philippines abroad. Dakilang Kamanong is the highest rank out of the three awards under Gawad Mabini. Philippine Ambassador to China, His [...]

Philippine Ambassador to China, H.E. Chito Sta. Romana, Receives Gawad Mabini2020-12-13T02:14:02+00:00