Professor Bert Hofman delivered the Ambassador Chito Sta Romana Memorial Lecture, “China’s Rise and Its Implications for ASEAN”, on 10 February 2023 at the GT-Toyota Auditorium, Asian Center (AC), University of the Philippines Diliman. An economist by training, Hofman focused on the current political-economic standing of China and how this would impact the complex China-US [...]
by Kate Ashley H. Espeleta The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies organized a webinar on "The Current and Future State of China-US Relations" on 13 November 2021 via zoom. The event gave context to relations between the United States and China, the future trajectory of their relationship, and mapped out prospects for cooperation. [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
By Eva Dou / Washington Post May 21, 2020 at 2:15 PM EDT Turn on the TV any evening in China, and you’re likely to see a grim, razor-tongued woman letting fly at the Trump administration.The diatribes unleashed by Foreign Ministry information chief Hua Chunying are usually ignored in the West, but for China’s people, they are often the [...]
Originally Posted at China US Focus by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III In a sign of a growing quandary, UK postponed the decision of whether to allow Huawei or not in its 5G mobile networks until after elections this month. London is not alone in this predicament, as countries from Asia to Europe increasingly find themselves in [...]
8 September 2019 / Author: Richard P Suttmeier, University of Oregon / by East Asia Forum The sharp deterioration of US–China relations raises a series of challenges for Chinese scientific development. US concerns over China’s technological progress are leading to a notable tightening of export controls and foreign investment regulations, stricter controls over visas for Chinese [...]
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 [...]
