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PACS holds a Webinar on Continuing Concern in Philippine-China Relations in the Post-Covid-19 Period

2021-02-24T03:03:06+00:00

by Dave's Almocera and Micha Dianne Reoyan 21 November 2020 - Compartmentalizing ties to sidestep the Philippines and China's differences has been an essential facet of the two countries’ relations. However, various maneuvers are needed to overcome these challenges, especially in a post-Covid-19 social landscape. This has brought the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) [...]

PACS holds a Webinar on Continuing Concern in Philippine-China Relations in the Post-Covid-19 Period2021-02-24T03:03:06+00:00

A pivot to China

2020-11-17T02:11:09+00:00

By: Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 06:20 AM November 17, 2020 Something momentous happened over the weekend that signals the continuing shift of the world’s economic fulcrum to Asia-Pacific away from North America, dominated by the United States. Fifteen economies comprising about a third of the world’s population and of the global economy signed a [...]

A pivot to China2020-11-17T02:11:09+00:00

Philippine Resident Retirement Visa: Why the Chinese are in the Philippines

2021-01-20T05:21:32+00:00

By Ivy Ganadillo Nov. 11, 2020- Just as news emerged on the huge number of Chinese retirees in the Philippines through the Philippine Retirement Authority’s (PRA) Special Resident Retirement Visa (SRRV), I started reading again netizens describing the presence in the country of the Chinese with words such as “economic competition”, “communists”, “invasion”, etc. These [...]

Philippine Resident Retirement Visa: Why the Chinese are in the Philippines2021-01-20T05:21:32+00:00

Webinar: Traditional Medicine in the Management of COVID-19

2020-10-24T02:44:59+00:00

In cooperation with the Confucius Institute of Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippine Academy of Acupuncture, and the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies held the second installment of the webinar series on “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) themed “Traditional Medicine in the Management of COVID-19” on 17 October 2020. The organizers invited two speakers to talk [...]

Webinar: Traditional Medicine in the Management of COVID-192020-10-24T02:44:59+00:00

As Great Power Rivalry Heats up, China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy Gets a Boost

2020-10-13T17:11:12+00:00

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 [...]

As Great Power Rivalry Heats up, China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy Gets a Boost2020-10-13T17:11:12+00:00

Cooperation or Competition? How the Philippines should play its cards?

2020-09-16T03:47:25+00:00

  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

Cooperation or Competition? How the Philippines should play its cards?2020-09-16T03:47:25+00:00

Countering Terrorism 19 Years After 9/11: The Imperative for US-China Cooperation

2020-10-13T17:14:00+00:00

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 [...]

Countering Terrorism 19 Years After 9/11: The Imperative for US-China Cooperation2020-10-13T17:14:00+00:00

PACS Honorary Fellow

2020-09-08T02:45:08+00:00

PACS is pleased to name a new honorary fellow, Mr. Jaime FlorCruz, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in the field of China Studies. Jaime “Jimi” FlorCruz is a veteran China watcher and former foreign Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN (2001-2014) and TIME magazine (1982-2000). He is fluent in Filipino, English, and Mandarin Chinese. Mr. FlorCruz is currently [...]

PACS Honorary Fellow2020-09-08T02:45:08+00:00

Surviving ghost month: Less superstition, more spirituality

2020-09-03T12:03:35+00:00

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 [...]

Surviving ghost month: Less superstition, more spirituality2020-09-03T12:03:35+00:00