Daniel C. O'Neill
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9789888455966
- eISBN:
- 9789888455461
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888455966.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter first provides an overview of the history of Sino-Philippine relations, noting the strong improvement during Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as president from 2001-2010. It uses each ...
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This chapter first provides an overview of the history of Sino-Philippine relations, noting the strong improvement during Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as president from 2001-2010. It uses each president’s annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) as well as data on the number of state visits to and from China to illustrate the relative strength of these relations over time. The chapter then provides evidence that, despite much closer relations with the Arroyo administration, major investments from China agreed to by Arroyo were halted due to strong domestic opposition. Given the Philippine’s relatively democratic institutions, opposition in the courts, the legislature, the media, and civil society was able to force the administration to halt these Chinese projects and end efforts at cooperation between the two governments in the South China Sea. The chapter also presents the Philippines case against Chinese claims and activities in the South China Sea before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, which the Philippines instituted partially due to the inability of ASEAN to act collectively regarding the disputes. It concludes by noting efforts of Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to improve relations with China but suggests that these too may be hampered by domestic political opposition.Less
This chapter first provides an overview of the history of Sino-Philippine relations, noting the strong improvement during Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as president from 2001-2010. It uses each president’s annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) as well as data on the number of state visits to and from China to illustrate the relative strength of these relations over time. The chapter then provides evidence that, despite much closer relations with the Arroyo administration, major investments from China agreed to by Arroyo were halted due to strong domestic opposition. Given the Philippine’s relatively democratic institutions, opposition in the courts, the legislature, the media, and civil society was able to force the administration to halt these Chinese projects and end efforts at cooperation between the two governments in the South China Sea. The chapter also presents the Philippines case against Chinese claims and activities in the South China Sea before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, which the Philippines instituted partially due to the inability of ASEAN to act collectively regarding the disputes. It concludes by noting efforts of Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to improve relations with China but suggests that these too may be hampered by domestic political opposition.
Aileen S. P. Baviera
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198758518
- eISBN:
- 9780191818417
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198758518.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter unpacks the complex domestic dynamics that mediate Chinese influence in the Philippines using three significant cases—the 2004–8 ‘Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking’ (JMSU) for ...
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This chapter unpacks the complex domestic dynamics that mediate Chinese influence in the Philippines using three significant cases—the 2004–8 ‘Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking’ (JMSU) for exploration of resources in the South China Sea; the 2006 controversy over Chinese involvement in the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN); and the standoff between Filipino and Chinese ships at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea during April to June 2012. Paying detailed attention to the machinations of individual policy-makers and establishment figures, domestic political factions, and interest groups within Manila, the chapter fleshes out the mechanisms by which China’s ‘preference multiplier’ mode of influence operates in practice. It shows how Chinese state and corporate entities can reinforce particular Philippine elite preferences; how Chinese inducement operates through networks of patronage in the host-country; and how the degree of Chinese influence depends upon these very domestic dynamics.Less
This chapter unpacks the complex domestic dynamics that mediate Chinese influence in the Philippines using three significant cases—the 2004–8 ‘Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking’ (JMSU) for exploration of resources in the South China Sea; the 2006 controversy over Chinese involvement in the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN); and the standoff between Filipino and Chinese ships at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea during April to June 2012. Paying detailed attention to the machinations of individual policy-makers and establishment figures, domestic political factions, and interest groups within Manila, the chapter fleshes out the mechanisms by which China’s ‘preference multiplier’ mode of influence operates in practice. It shows how Chinese state and corporate entities can reinforce particular Philippine elite preferences; how Chinese inducement operates through networks of patronage in the host-country; and how the degree of Chinese influence depends upon these very domestic dynamics.
