by Rommel Banlaoi, Ph.D. at Manila Times, May 3, 2020 When the Philippine government declared quarantine measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, China immediately offered its assistance and unwaveringly expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Philippines. In one of his public statements, President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for supporting the Philippines in its battle against [...]
2020-04-23 | by Rommel Banlaoi / SCSPI While most countries are struggling to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and have focused their efforts internally by enforcing national lockdowns and community quarantine measures, China is getting global attention because of most recent incidents in the South China Sea. One major incident was the encounter between a China Coast [...]
A Multilateral Life: Aileen Baviera, PhD (1959–2020) PUBLISHED: 21 MARCH 2020/ Asian Center- University of the Philippines "Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, Professor and former Dean of the UP Asian Center, passed away in the early morning of 21 March 2020. She was 60. “Wherever my career path took me – at one time or another as [...]
In this 2019 essay, the China expert who died on Saturday, March 21, gives 'unsolicited advice' to young China watchers in the Philippines Aileen San Pablo-Baviera Published 9:45 AM, March 21, 2020 / Rappler MANILA, Philippines – We are reprinting below the essay of China expert and UP professor Aileen Baviera, who died of coronavirus on Saturday, March 21. [...]
By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Originally Posted at New York Times As the leader of the World Health Organization team that visited China, Dr. Bruce Aylward feels he has been to the mountaintop — and has seen what’s possible. During a two-week visit in early February, Dr. Aylward saw how China rapidly suppressed the coronavirus outbreak that [...]
To discuss the repercussions of the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on Philippines-China relations, the Philippine Association organized a Public Lecture on “VFA Termination: Implications for Philippines-China Relations” on 3 March 2020 at the Leong Auditorium of Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU). Co-organized by ADMU’s Chinese Studies Program (CSP). the public lecture featured the [...]
Feb 8, 2020 KEVIN RUDD . Originally Posted at Project-Syndicate No matter how bad the coronavirus epidemic gets, the crisis will not change how China is governed under President Xi Jinping. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has strengthened the Communist Party's hold on power and developed a comprehensive national agenda from which all else – [...]
PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE STUDIES Accomplishment Report for Year 2019 LECTURE SERIES AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGES Launching of the Carlos Chan Lecture Series on Philippines-China Relations On 9 February 2019, PACS launched the Carlos Chan Lecture Series (CCLS) on Philippines-China relations in honor of Mr. Carlos Chan, Chairman Emeritus of the Liwayway Marketing Corporation. The launching [...]
Hong Kong (CNN)It's the most celebratory time of the year in China -- but in many cities, festivities have been called off. Saturday marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, also known in China as Spring Festival. It's a time when families gather, often traveling huge distances to go home. Revelers gorge on banquets, give each other [...]
By CNN Philippines Staff / Published Jan 24, 2020 at CNN Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) – Close to 500 Chinese tourists who arrived in Kalibo, Aklan from the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus outbreak began, will be transported back to their point of origin this week, an aviation official confirmed Friday. Civil Aviation Board Executive Director [...]
