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Beyond Infrastructure: Chinese Capital in the Philippines Under Duterte – The Diplomat

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While few large Chinese infrastructure projects have eventuated under the current administration, the country has been awash in Chinese money. China’s President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Basketball World Cup in Beijing, China, Friday Aug. 30, 2019. With the end of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration in sight, a thorough reassessment of his China policy in the development sphere seems warranted. According to some journalists and analysts, large-scale Chinese projects under Duterte have failed to actualize. For these observers, large Chinese infrastructure projects come in two forms. On the one hand, they may broadly refer to Chinese-funded infrastructure such as dams, bridges, railways, and airports. On the other, they could be pointing to Chinese projects negotiated with, and implemented by, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). While it is true that Chinese state

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