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Tag: Xi Jinping

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    Duterte’s attempt to use China card aborted by Chinese ships’ water-cannon act

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Aug 13, 2023 11:53 PM

    The attempt by former president Rodrigo Duterte to use the China card to gain a prominent role in the Marcos administration and protect himself from the International Criminal Court got aborted just when his cohorts in the Senate were about to launch it.

    Pres. Marcos, Rodrigo Duterte, Xi Jinping

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video claiming Marcos ‘shocked’ China’s Xi MISLEADS

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 07, 2022 4:45 PM

    A misleading video on Facebook (FB) claims President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos surprised Chinese President Xi Jinping by conducting joint military exercises with the United States (U.S.) “all of a sudden” and sending Chinese nationals back to their country. On Oct. 4, an FB page published the deceptive video with the headline: “President BBM, Ginulat Ang […]

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  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT bar China’s Xi Jinping from entering PH territory

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 03, 2022 1:50 PM

    A video on Facebook (FB) erroneously claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced an order – “that should be implemented by the United Nations (UN)” – to disallow Chinese President Xi Jinping from stepping into Philippine territory. On Sept. 28, an FB page published the 10-minute video with the false headline: “KAKAPASOK LANG HALA KA! […]

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  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s Xi Jinping has NOT been replaced by senior army officer

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 30, 2022 1:02 PM

    A Filipino Facebook (FB) page published a video echoing baseless rumors of Chinese President Xi Jinping facing incarceration in Beijing while being supplanted by a general of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). This is not true. On Sept. 27, the false video appeared with the headline: “Naku po! Chinese President Xi Jinping ikinulong umano […]

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    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

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    Categories Commentary

    Aside from loans, what support can Xi Jinping give Duterte?

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  May 19, 2018 12:09 PM

    President Duterte takes pride in his being smart in matters of geopolitics. After all, as he more than once told his captive audience, he is a graduate of Foreign Service at the Lyceum University.

    Rodrigo Duterte, Xi Jinping

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    Categories FACT CHECK News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Xi DID NOT say it will defend Duterte from UN and ICC

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 13, 2018 7:40 PM

    Xi Jinping never mentioned the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte in his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia.

    Duterte, ICC, Xi Jinping

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    ​Justice Carpio tells Duterte to bring to UN Xi’s threat to go to war

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  May 20, 2017 11:48 PM

    Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said today the Philippines can bring to the United Nations the matter of China’s President Xi Jinping threatening President Duterte that China would wage war if the Philippines starts drilling oil in disputed areas in the South China Sea.

    Duterte, Justice Carpio, south china sea dispute, Xi Jinping

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Which court ruled on the West Philippine Sea dispute?

    By Vera Files  |  Feb 04, 2017 9:16 PM

    ​In a recent briefing with his defense team, President Rodrigo Duterte denounced the reported move of the U.S. to build depots and unload arms in the Philippines. He said “the missiles of China are pointed at American expeditions” here, and it is the kind of war the country cannot participate in.

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  • Categories Top Stories

    Arbitration Ruling, the elephant in the room during Duterte-Xi talks

    Oct 22, 2016 12:17 AM

    By CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to adopt every textbook approach on the issue of the South China Sea territorial dispute but they were muted on the arbitral tribunal ruling during their bilateral talks. In joint statement released after the bilateral meeting on Thursday, Philippines and China reaffirmed their […]

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