Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
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Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

China’s growing investment in the Philippines and Hanjin’s collapse stir national security worries

  • Lucio Blanco Pitlo III says Manila faces the dilemma of easing security concerns about foreign equity in crucial sectors without appearing to single out booming Chinese investment

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Updated: 12:56pm, 31 Jan, 2019

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Manila on November 20, 2018, during Xi’s state visit. Photo: AP
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Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III is a research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, fellow at the University of the Philippines Korea Research Centre, lecturer at the Chinese Studies Programme at Ateneo de Manila University, and contributing editor (Reviews) for the Asian Politics & Policy Journal.