菲律賓與中國關係之研究 (1975-2014)

Abstract

The thinking of foreign policy of the Philippines was inherited from the United States since its independence. Basically its foreign policy connected with ideology of anti-communism. Therefore the Philippines had no diplomatic relation with the People's Republic of China, but maintained close relation with the Republic of China in Taiwan. Both the Philippines and Taiwan were a strategic partner of the United States in West Pacific. However after Japan and Malaysia establishing diplomatic relations with PRC, and the evolution of normalization between the United States and China, President Marcos decided to change the policy to construct relationship with China. It went to the peak of the relationship between the Philippines and China during the Arroya administration, China provided above 30 economic aids to the Philippines. But when Aquino III assumed the presidency in 2010, the relationship of the Philippines and China are going down to the valley. In order to control some of the island in the Spratly Islands, President Aquino III sued China to the UN Arbitral Tribune under the support of the United States. President Aquino III tried to induced the United States to support his ambition to control the Spratly Islands. The Philippines is going to be a pawn for the United States pivoting to Asia. This is the key point of my thesis.