{"id":267258,"date":"2020-09-01T06:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267258"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:53:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T10:53:12","slug":"ph-wont-stop-projects-with-china-firms-blacklisted-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/01\/ph-wont-stop-projects-with-china-firms-blacklisted-by-us\/","title":{"rendered":"PH won’t stop projects with China firms blacklisted by US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing prior to their bilateral meeting on April 25, 2019. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte will not follow the US move to blacklist Chinese firms engaging in reclamation activities in the South China Sea, Malaca\u00f1ang said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said all projects involving Chinese companies that are banned in the US can continue in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President declared last night that the Americans\u00a0ay pupuwede po nilang ipatupad iyong<\/em>\u00a0blacklisting\u00a0ng mga<\/em>\u00a0Chinese companies\u00a0sa kanilang teritoryo sa<\/em>\u00a0Amerika\u00a0at siguro doon sa kanilang mga<\/em>\u00a0base militar\u00a0na nasa ilalim ng nga kanilang hurisdiksyon<\/em>\u00a0(can blacklist Chinese companies in their territories in America and perhaps their military bases under their jurisdiction),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He said Duterte refused to copy the US because the Philippines is a \u201cfree and independent nation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero malinaw po ang sinabi ni Presidente, hindi po siya susunod sa direktiba ng mga Amerikano dahil tayo po ay malaya at independiyenteng bansa at kinakailangan po natin ang mga namumuhunan galing po sa bansang Tsina<\/em>\u00a0(But what the President said was clear: He will not follow the directives of the Americans because we are a free and independent nation and we need those investments from China),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque said this means that projects including the PHP500-billion Sangley International Airport project in Cavite will push through.<\/p>\n

\u201cSangley and all other projects,\u00a0kahit sino pong<\/em>\u00a0Chinese contractor\u00a0iyan, tuluy-tuloy po iyan dahil ang pang<\/em>-national\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0interes\u00a0natin ay masigurado na matapos po iyong mga<\/em>\u00a0flagship projects\u00a0natin sa ilalim ng<\/em>\u00a0Build, Build, Build (whichever Chinese contractor that is, will continue because our national interest is to ensure that our flagship projects under Build, Build, Build will be completed),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque said Duterte charted an \u201cindependent\u201d foreign policy course that puts the national interest \u201cat the core\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added that Duterte\u2019s \u201cmain\u201d consideration is \u201cwhat is best\u201d for his administration\u2019s Build, Build, Build\u201d infrastructure program.<\/p>\n

The Sangley Airport project, which involves land reclamation and expansion of an existing small airport, was bagged by state-owned China Communications Construction Co. Ltd (CCCC) and Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia.<\/p>\n

Several firms related to CCCC were among those facing restrictions imposed by the US.<\/p>\n

Washington imposed sanctions against China state-owned enterprises and visa restrictions on individuals behind the dredging and militarization of the disputed features in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan have overlapping claims over the South China Sea with Beijing, which has built artificial islands in the contested waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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