{"id":155010,"date":"2018-03-02T21:38:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T02:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=155010"},"modified":"2018-03-02T21:38:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T02:38:25","slug":"palace-not-surprised-pinoys-place-neutral-trust-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/02\/palace-not-surprised-pinoys-place-neutral-trust-on-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace not surprised Pinoys place ‘neutral’ trust on China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said the Philippines wanted to trust China but it would be up to the Chinese people to win the Filipinos” trust (Shutterstock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS) showing a neutral trust rating given by Filipinos to China came as no surprise, a Malacanang official said on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat does not come as a surprise. It is because we only started our close relationship with People\u2019s Republic of China under the administration of President (Rodrigo) Duterte,\u201d Roque said in a press briefing in Tarlac.<\/p>\n

According to the SWS survey, more Filipinos have expressed much trust in the United States, Canada and Japan while showing a neutral stance towards China.<\/p>\n

Roque said the Philippines wanted to trust China but it would be up to the Chinese people to win the Filipinos\u2019 trust while Duterte is expanding friendly ties with China amid the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to trust China but China must also prove herself to be trustworthy,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He said China has promised to bring in more capitals and business as well as tourists which happened in 2017 when influx of Chinese tourists increased by nearly 40 percent or 810,807 tourists compared to 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they will fulfill the promises, if we will not have conflict because of WPS, if they will not reclaim and build new artificial islands, the Filipinos prefer to become friends instead of enemies,\u201d Roque explained.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, described as \u201cgood\u201d the Filipinos\u2019 neutral trust given to China.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Roque said the highest trust rating that Filipinos gave to US and Japan was expected because \u201cof our long and established relationship\u201d with these countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Americans and Japanese have been our traditional allies. It is only proper that our people trusted them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The survey revealed that US got a highest +68 net trust rating followed by Canada with +55 percent and Japan at +54.<\/p>\n

China, meanwhile, was among the four countries with \u201cneutral\u201d net trust rating at +7.<\/p>\n

Others were Myanmar at +8, Cambodia at +7, and Laos at +3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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