Presidential Turnover and Discontinuity in the Philippines' China Policy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11779052
AutoresThi Bich Ngoc Tran (0000-0001-5592-8293, autor de correspondencia), Bich T Tran
Año2019
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas621-646
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian perspective (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0258-9184 • E-ISSN: 2288-2871
EditorialProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/apr.2019.0026
OpenAlexW2993388534
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas13

Philippines-China relations have experienced dramatic turns, from a "golden age" to "Asia's most toxic bilateral relationship," followed by a new "spring time," as described by the media. Why does the Philippines' China policy oscillate so much? This article looks at the role of the president in the Philippines' foreign policymaking by examining the country's China policy under the leadership of three Philippines' presidents: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III, and Rodrigo Duterte. The findings show that although individual presidents have opportunities to promote their own preferences in dealing with China, they are not free from constraints. Despite showing great oscillations in rhetoric, the actual policies undertaken by each administration have never completely shifted to one or another extreme of the Sino-American spectrum: balancing against China using the alliance with the United States, or bandwagoning with China at the cost of losing the alliance with the United States

Administration (probate law · Alliance · China · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Rhetoric · Sociology · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Philippine History and Culture