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Philippines cancels $10 billion airport plan with Chinese-led group
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine province has cancelled a decision to award $10 billion airport project to a consortium led by a Chinese state firm, dealing a blow to President Rodrigo Duterte’s infrastructure ambitions and to his policy shift towards Beijing. (www.reuters.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The presence of US bases in any location in the world is always a hot button topic for the local population. While there were US bases in the Philippines, the Americans declared the airspace above 3 provinces with proximity to Clark and Subic as no-fly zones. That ain't cool! China is acting aggressively in the South China Sea mainly as a response to American military presence in the countries bordering its western and eastern side.
The reason the CCP are in the Spratlys is because the PI would not renew our leases and Pinatubo in 1992. If we were there this whole time there would be NO CCP in the Spratlys!
You are correct. However, America had the upper hand at the end of WW2 but they never insisted on an arrangement similar to what the US has with Cuba regarding the base over at Guantanamo Bay. They settled for lease periods with the Philippine government regarding Clark and Subic and this arrangement always carried the risk on non-renewal.
I cannot say for sure, but I am sure there are those who miss having the US bases there, both local and in government.
A private corporation is building a new international airport in the province of Bulacan north of Manila. Once completed, this airport will replace the old Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. The proposed second international airport to be built in the province of Cavite, which was to be financed partly by China, was more of a political accommodation. But the pandemic has put into question the ability of the proponents to undertake the project. Since this second airport isn't that far from the one being built in Bulacan, it was not surprising that this second airport project was cancelled.
At least some cooler heads kept China from getting a large foothold in the country.