President Rodrigo Duterte will push through with Chinese-backed projects even if the United States has blacklisted 24 Chinese state-owned firms involved in the massive reclamation of Philippine-owned islets in the South China Sea.
“The Sangley project will push through. The President declared last night that the Americans can enforce the blacklisting of Chinese companies on their territory and bases under their jurisdiction,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told a press briefing on Tuesday.
“So Sangley and all other projects, regardless of who the Chinese contractor is, will continue. Our national interest is to ensure that the ‘Build, Build, Build’ flagship projects will be completed,” Roque said. “The pragmatic cooperation between China and the Philippines has always been based on mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win results and all projects are all conducted in compliance with the existing laws and regulations,” the Chinese envoy said.
China has been aggressive in its expansion in the South China Sea despite a 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated its nine-dash line claim and favored the Philippines’ claim to the West Philippine Sea.Opposition lawmaker Risa Hontiveros filed a Senate resolution on Tuesday to investigate possible collusion by Filipinos over China’s artificial islands.Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla is standing by joint venture partner CCCC even after the latter was placed in a United States sanctions list.
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