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Tag: PH-China joint exploration

  • Duterte shakes hand with Xi Jinping . Toto Lozano.jpg
    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    Duterte’s gift to Xi Jinping when he comes in November

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Aug 09, 2018 10:47 PM

    All these efforts and pronouncements about joint exploration with China in Philippine territory is in connection with the state visit of China’s President Xi Jinping in November.

    PH-China joint exploration, Reed Bank, Xi Jinping

  • harry roque  with duterte.jpg
    Categories Commentary

    Roque is best adviser to Duterte on joint exploration with China

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Mar 09, 2018 4:03 PM

    It’s good that President Duterte has Harry Roque with him as he seems to have been convinced by China to start the joint exploration in Reed Bank also known as Recto Bank – an undertaking that China had been wanting to do and had been generous with its enticement to the Philippine government.

    JMSU, PH-China joint exploration, Recto Bank, Reed Bank

  • Harry Roque in Headstart hosted by Karen Davila.jpg
    Categories Commentary

    Again, the risks of joint exploration in PH EEZ

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Mar 07, 2018 11:02 PM

    A day after President Duterte talked about” joint exploration” and “co-ownership” with the Chinese last Feb. 28 in Marawi City, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was with Karen Davila in ANC’s Headstart.

    PH-China joint exploration, Recto Bank, Reed Bank

  • Deng xiaoping and Cory Aquino People's Daily Online April 16, 1988.jpg
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    China’s concept of setting aside sovereignty dispute for joint exploration of Spratlys

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Aug 01, 2017 11:22 AM

    Asked during his press conference last Wednesday when the talks about the joint exploration in Philippine territory that is also being claimed by China and other countries started, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano recalled the meeting of the late Deng Xiaoping with then President Corazon Aquino.

    Cory Aquino, Deng Xiaoping, PH-China joint exploration, south china sea dispute, spratlys

  • Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi July 2017.jpg
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    The trade-off: Multi-billion dollar projects in exchange for Chinese exploration in PH EEZ

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Jul 29, 2017 9:42 AM

    From the fragmented information about the resumption of talks on joint exploration with China in the disputed parts of the Spratlys, what is emerging is a repeat of jumbo loans that the administration of Gloria Arroyo obtained from the Chinese government in 2004 in exchange for agreeing to allow China to explore within the country’s economic exclusive zone.

    Alan Cayetano, PH-China joint exploration, Reed Bank, South China Sea, spratlys

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