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China’s Foreign Minister’s Manila Visit Won’t Improve Sino-Philippine Relations, Expert Says

April 27, 2023
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As the strategic competition between the United States and China intensifies, the Philippines has become a key country in the geopolitics in Asia-Pacific. The Chinese regime’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited the Philippines recently in a bid to repair bilateral relations damaged by China’s aggression. However, an international observer believes Qin’s visit may be in…

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Rights Groups Worry Over Philippines’ Ban of ‘Subversive’ Literary Books

September 16, 2022
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A state commission in the Philippines has ordered to ban five books deemed to have “subversive” contents, drawing outcry from human rights groups who viewed the move as repression of free speech. The Commission on the Filipino Language (KWF) issued a memorandum in August calling for a halt to the distribution of the books in…

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Philippines Lodges Protest Against Beijing’s ‘Illegal’ Incursions in South China Sea

October 21, 2021
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The Philippine government has issued a diplomatic protest against the frequent disruptive actions of Chinese vessels challenging its ships patrolling the South China Sea. The Filipino Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the protest was against the “unlawful issuance of over 200 radio challenges, sounding of sirens, and blowing of horns by Chinese government…

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Philippine Leader Rodrigo Duterte Announces Retirement From Politics

October 2, 2021
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that he will not be running for vice president in the 2022 elections and will instead retire from politics. Duterte’s move came as a surprise to many, as he announced in August he would be running for vice-president. Speculations have now fueled that he might be clearing the…

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