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Diplomatic tensions

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  2. PHILIPPINES business organizations called on officials to keep to established diplomatic channels and maintain careful economic statecraft rather than resort to inflammatory public recriminations in addressing issues with Chinese bureaucrats.They warn that harsh diplomatic sanctions and escalating rhetoric risk severe economic fallout. China remains a primary trading partner, a major source of imports and manufacturing/agricultural inputs, and a key market for Philippine exports.

    China dependence leaves Phl firms exposed

    Twenty-four business, labor and industry organizations, including the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc.,…

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  3. CHINESE Ambassador Jing Quan

    Pretty foolish things…

    Obviously nonchalant about the impact of the statements of his subalterns, President Bongbong Marcos has been conveniently silent all throughout the…

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  4. CHINESE Ambassador Jing Quan

    Wearing your loyalties

    You do not need to support Marcos. You do not need to agree with Hontiveros. You certainly do not need to hate China. You simply need to remember which country…

    2 MIN READ

  5. Teodoro urges firms to reduce reliance on China

    Teodoro urges firms to reduce reliance on China

    Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has urged Philippine businesses to diversify their supply chains and seek alternative markets, warning that the…

    3 MIN READ

  6. Shaken, not stirred

    Shaken, not stirred

    With new lows, it is not surprising that the local equity market, as reflected by the Philippine Stock Exchange Index, is finding it difficult to find its way…

    3 MIN READ

  8. PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

    BBM favors diplomacy over expulsion of envoy

    Malacañang said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. favors diplomacy over declaring Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata following the envoy’s…

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  9. DFA summons China envoy over threat

    DFA summons China envoy over threat

    The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan over his controversial remarks about China’s ability to defeat the Philippines by…

    2 MIN READ

  13. Dead-end, do not enter

    Dead-end, do not enter

    The WPS dispute will not be resolved overnight. Beijing and Manila have acknowledged this, but both have proved that they can still sit at the same table…

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