PNoy: PHL to make peace with China

[beijingwalker]

PNoy: PHL to make peace with China
GIAN C. GERONIMO, GMA News July 26, 2012 1:41pm

(Updated 9:34) President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday called for a calm approach in resolving conflicts peacefully, specially the geopolitical issues with China in the West Philippine Sea.

The world will witness Philippine efforts to make peace with China over tensions regarding the disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea, the President said in an ambush interview with reporters at the 114th Foundation Anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City.

Asked if the Philippines is capable of engaging China in armed conflict should the tensions with Beijing further escalate, Aquino said, “We are always ready... based on our own limitations. Pero... having thoughts of armed conflict.. enhance the prospects of having an armed conflict...

Most Chinese and foreign security policy analysts believe China wants to avoid military conflict across sea lanes that carry an annual $5 trillion in ship-borne trade, particularly if it raises the prospect of US intervention, according to a Reuters report Thursday.

However, they say Beijing is increasingly determined to block any unified effort from rival claimants to negotiate over disputes, preferring instead to isolate much smaller and weaker states in direct talks.

China has adopted a more aggressive stance in recent weeks on territorial disputes in the South China Sea as hard-line officials and commentators call on Beijing to take a tougher line with rival claimants.

“China's supreme policymaking body, the Politburo Standing Committee, is made up entirely of civilians, but outspoken People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, intelligence advisers and maritime agency chiefs are arguing that Beijing should be more forceful in asserting its sovereignty over the sea and the oil and natural gas believed to lie under the sea-bed,” Reuters noted.

Most of them blame the United States' so-called strategic "pivot" to Asia for emboldening neighboring countries, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam, to challenge China's claims, the report added.

"China now faces a whole pack of aggressive neighbors headed by Vietnam and the Philippines and also a set of menacing challengers headed by the United States, forming their encirclement from outside the region," wrote Xu Zhirong, a deputy chief captain with China Marine Surveillance, in the June edition of China Eye, a publication of the Hong Kong-based China Energy Fund Committee, Reuters reported.

"And, such a band of eager lackeys is exactly what the US needs for its strategic return to Asia," he wrote.

The Philippines and China have been locked in a standoff over Panatag Shoal since April, with both countries claiming sovereign rights over the shoal.

“So ulitin ko lang ho, sinabi ko nung SONA… kailangan nating ng hinahon, kailangan ng pagsasaliksik ng mabuti at mareresolba natin ‘yan at talagang mapapangalagaan natin ang interes ng sambayanan,” said Aquino.

“And let us reiterate, our interest is a peaceful resolution of this conflict,” he added.

Tourism and bananas

A retired journalist who was based in Beijing said during a forum Friday in the financial district of Makati the dispute with China is bad for business.

It could mean a “difficult period” for the country’s banana exports and tourism industry, where China plays a significant role, said Emmy award-winning journalist Chito Santa Romana, a former Beijing bureau chief of ABC News.

“I think there is still a potential for developing banana exports (and tourism). But we’re going through a difficult period right now,”

In the heat of the standoff over Panatag Shoal last May, China imposed tighter phytosanitary measures for Philippine bananas after it allegedly saw bugs in the shipments.

Also last May, China issued an advisory suspending tourism flights to the Philippines after Filipino society groups staged a protest against Beijing’s growing aggression in West Philippine Sea. The protest was staged in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati City.

Santa Romana said the Philippines and China should “get (the dispute) off the back-burner” to normalize trade relations with the world’s second largest economy.

“You need gestures of good will on both sides and we have to meet halfway in order to meet normal relations,” Santa Romana said during a forum on the impact of the Panatag Shoal dispute on the Philippine economy.

The Philippine-China Conflict Forum was organized by the Center for Philippine Futuristics.

China is the fourth largest source of foreign visitors in the Philippines. Tourist arrivals from China increased by 29.7 percent to 243,137 in 2011 from 187,446 in 2010.

Before the travel advisory was issued by China, the Philippines was targeting 2 million Chinese tourists by 2016, Santa Romana said. — With a report by Marc Cayabya/BM/VS, GMA News

 

[ComeAtMeBro]

And the uncivilized brutes doesn't want to
Nothing new here

I rather enjoy my life than give a f~ in this BS

 

[ahfatzia]

I would take whatever comes out Aquino's mouth with a grain of salt for the guy, just like a vain woman (not meant to be sexist here), changes his tones every other minute. I suppose he doesn't really know what he wants to do most of the time.

 

[LetsGetRowdy]

Have they finally come to their senses now that they are in no position to antagonize their giant neighbor? Even playing victim got the Philippines no where, but a continual slap in the face, and apparently the slap in the face woke up President Benigno Aquino III and now he wants to make peace. But peace doesn't mean China will retract our claims, not even close, in fact, we have just established a new city in the heart of South China Sea.

 

[terranMarine]

Continue to deal a blow on their economy even when they try to make peace. Their voices haven't lowered enough yet so China must give them few more slaps. Lets see how loud they will bark when their tourism and banana industry are facing serious problems. I said it from the start they will see the consequences and one VN troll posted a US submarine photo as a reply. No clue what i was talking about and right now the picture is clear to the Philippines.

 

[Martian2]

Isn't it a little late?

Aquino played the American card and the U.S. gave him no support.

The U.S. keeps saying, "our country is neutral on the South China Sea."

How many times does the U.S. have to keep saying it until Aquino gets the picture?

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"Obama Says Deeper Business Ties Are Crucial to Better Relations With China
By Kate Andersen Brower and Nicholas Johnston -
Jan 19, 2011 4:42 PM ET

U.S. President Barack Obama stands in front of a Chinese flag as he listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, unseen, speak during an arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg

Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Klaus Kleinfeld, chief executive officer of Alcoa Inc., talks about the outlook for aluminum demand in China. Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported its highest profit in nine quarters on Jan. 10 after the price of the metal approached pre-recession levels. Kleinfeld speaks with Peter Cook on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness." (Source: Bloomberg)

President Barack Obama said deeper relationships between businesses in the U.S. and China are crucial to progress in ties between the two governments.

Speaking as he and President Hu Jintao met with 14 U.S. business executives and four Chinese corporate leaders, Obama said he wanted to foster a growing trade relationship with China and open the Chinese market to American companies.

“Our goal here today was to make sure that we break out of the old stereotypes that somehow China is simply taking manufacturing jobs and taking advantage of low wages,” Obama said. “The relationship is much more complex than that, and it has much more potential than that.”

Obama said the U.S. can more than double exports to China, which were about $100 billion last year. Hu said through a translator that China is focusing on domestic demand and consumer spending as its economy evolves. He also promised that China would treat U.S. companies fairly when doing business there.

“It all feels very, very good that you asked us to be a partner,” Jim McNerney, chief executive officer of Boeing Co. said to Hu at the start of the session.

Executives Invited

Along with McNerney, the meeting convened by the administration brought together CEOs Steve Ballmer of Microsoft Corp., Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman, General Electric Co.’s Jeffrey Immelt, Westinghouse Electric Corp. CEO Aris Candris; Sybase Inc. chief executive John Chen; Coca-Cola Co. chief executive Muhtar Kent; DuPont Co. CEO Ellen J. Kullman; Greg Page, CEO of Cargill Inc.; John Thornton, chairman of HSBC Holdings Plc’s North American division; David Rubenstein, co- founder and managing director of Carlyle Group; Paul Otellini, Intel Corp. CEO; and Dow Chemical Co. CEO Andrew Liveris.

The Chinese executives were Lu Guanqiu, chairman of Hangzhou-based Wanxiang Group; Lenovo Group Ltd. chairman Liu Chuanzhi; Lou Jiwei, chairman of the China Investment Corp.; and Haier Group Corp. chief executive Zhang Ruimin.

McNerney called the dialogue “candid” and “constructive.”

Chen, of Dublin, California-based software maker Sybase, a unit of SAP AG, said before the meeting that he planned to raise his desire for a bilateral investment treaty that would give U.S. companies greater access to Chinese markets and for greater protection for intellectual property rights.

Software Resellers

Chen said in an interview today that he is interested in investing in Chinese software resellers to establish a more direct line to buyers there and compete with Chinese firms, and is working on such agreements for SAP.

‘We always perceive that we’re not getting an invitation to markets over there,” he said.

Motorola’s Brown also cited the copyright issue, saying that companies want to see intellectual property protections pushed into the provinces.

“China’s a very lucrative and attractive market and there’s more than ample opportunity to find common ground,” he said.

Before of the meeting, the two countries announced a package of export deals worth $45 billion, including a $19 billion purchase of Boeing Co. aircraft, and an agreement by China to require its state agencies to use legal software, a provision sought by software makers like Microsoft. Most of the export agreements had been in the works well before Hu’s arrival. The 200-jet orders for Boeing were placed from 2007 to 2010, the company said, and got final approval from China in conjunction with Hu’s visit.

Trade Missions

Of the new export deals, $25 billion is the result of Chinese trade missions in the past few weeks, spread over 70 contracts and 12 states, covering everything from agriculture and computers to telecommunications, auto parts, software chemicals and other products. Other companies that have reached export agreements include Caterpillar Inc., Cummins Inc. and General Electric Co.

The itinerary for Hu’s U.S. visit reflects the importance both countries place on their economic ties. It also meshes with Obama’s goal of boosting exports to spur job growth. Still, the relationship, marked by more than $400 billion in annual trade, is complicated by disagreements on issues as varied as human rights, China’s enforcement of intellectual property rights and what U.S. officials say is the artificially low value of China’s...."

 

[ComeAtMeBro]

Have they finally come to their senses now that they are in no position to antagonize their giant neighbor? Even playing victim got the Philippines no where, but a continual slap in the face, and apparently the slap in the face woke up President Benigno Aquino III and now he wants to make peace. But peace doesn't mean China will retract our claims, not even close, in fact, we have just established a new city in the heart of South China Sea.

A fake city perhaps
I really admire the mindset of the chinese here

Some of your countrymen are dying of hunger, and here you are, celebrating a fake city thousand of miles away from your country, wasting money just to prove the world of what you can do? MAKE A FAKE CITY

 

[ChinaToday]

What else can they do

 

[terranMarine]

A fake city perhaps
I really admire the mindset of the chinese here

Some of your countrymen are dying of hunger, and here you are, celebrating a fake city thousand of miles away from your country, wasting money just to prove the world of what you can do? MAKE A FAKE CITY

Your countrymen are starving and here you are talking bullsh!t why don't you go save them instead of spreading tough talks.

Philippine Children Starving - YouTube
philippines street children and beggars - YouTube
The other side of the Philippines - YouTube

There are loads of people in America starving yet they waste loads of tax money to fight wars. Don't worry your country's economy will get more blows from China. If your president is so proud then don't try to make peace and hold talks to improve economic relations.

 

[LetsGetRowdy]

A fake city perhaps
I really admire the mindset of the chinese here

Some of your countrymen are dying of hunger, and here you are, celebrating a fake city thousand of miles away from your country, wasting money just to prove the world of what you can do? MAKE A FAKE CITY

It's really no laughing matter you see, because this 'fake city a thousand miles away' have just established our film control right at the heart of South China Sea. What does Benigno Aquino III do about it? Try to make peace. I guess no more sending his warship this time.

 

[ComeAtMeBro]

It's really no laughing matter you see, because this 'fake city a thousand miles away' have just established our film control right at the heart of South China Sea. What does Benigno Aquino III do about it? Try to make peace. I guess no more sending his warship this time.

Oh we don't care what our president do, and last time I check he has a chinese in his blood
What can we expect

But you can't erase the fact that chinese enjoy creating fake items and living in a fantasy world

The whole world is laughing at you guys (except your allies maybe)

Fake City Fake City Fake City Fake City

 

[HongWu]

Oh we don't care what our president do, and last time I check he has a chinese in his blood
What can we expect

But you can't erase the fact that chinese enjoy creating fake items and living in a fantasy world

The whole world is laughing at you guys (except your allies maybe)

Fake City Fake City Fake City Fake City

We already snatched Scarbrough Shoal from you servants like candy from a baby. Now you can't even fish there anymore.

DFA: China boats blocking PHL vessels from Panatag Shoal

Now we are building an airstrike next to your Pag-asa island so we can bomb you and grab the island too!

China eyes airstrip near Pag-asa Island

But you servants are so weak. You submitted to Spain and you submitted to USA. In the future, guess who your master is?

Phl military won't say if Chinese poachers can be arrested

Phl ready to talk peace - Noy

Your leader is 1/8 Chinese Not surprising...... in a nation of servants, even a 1/8 Han Chinese is fit to be leader.

 

[ComeAtMeBro]

so we can bomb you

Actually we're waiting for that to happen to be honest
But sadly my friend, we(all the filipinos) never take seriously the chinese nation

We don't care
We laught at your mindset bro . You guys are like the unwanted child of the world

 

[HongWu]

Actually we're waiting for that to happen to be honest
But sadly my friend, we(all the filipinos) never take seriously the chinese nation

We don't care
We laught at your mindset bro . You guys are like the unwanted child of the world

you are waiting to be bombed? That's great to hear. I know you bent over for the Spanish for hundreds of years and let the black Americans have their way too. Now your kind serve Han Chinese as maids. We don't even try to be kind to our own servants. Just take away your occupied islands one-by-one like candy from a baby.

 

[HARMONIA DRAGONZORD]

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