Saturday, September 13, 2025

US-China 5, China investing more in ASEAN countries

See these recent reports re China business in ASEAN countries.

VN attracts many CN tourists,

Tourism: Vietnam records 1.68 million foreign visitors in August

10/09/2025

https://the-shiv.com/tourism-vietnam-records-1-68-million-foreign-visitors-in-august/


Arrivals from Asia reached 1.36 million, led by China with 414,247 visitors, up 5.9 percent month-on-month and 34.9 percent higher year-to-date...

 

SG attracts many CN students, 

As Singapore grows in popularity with Chinese students, universities roll out Mandarin-taught programmes

Ang Hwee Min, 29 Jul 2025

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/nus-ntu-china-students-mandarin-courses-qs-ranking-5262711


China Power: Washington's loss, Beijing's gain as Chinese students shun the US for Southeast Asia?

Bong Xin Ying, 16 Apr 2025

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chinese-students-southeast-asia-boost-beijing-soft-power-5066591


MY and ID attract many CN investors, 

China is wooing Malaysia and Indonesia with mega investments. Is the plan working?

The high-speed trains running in Indonesia following a US$7.3 billion Chinese investment in Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail, Whoosh.

Derrick A Paulo, Pearl Forss, 30 May 2025

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/china-global-south-mega-investments-malaysia-indonesia-asean-pivot-5158541



PH? PH attracts US typhoon missiles aimed at CN, ewww.

While our ASEAN neighbors focus on growth, investments, tourism, education with CN.

 

Remember the brouhaha of reports that many CN students enrolled in Tuguegarao city?

Successful anti-CN war mongering by the paid hacks here of the CIA, Pentagon.

 

The good thing is that PH businesses realize the value of CN trade. As I showed in my column (table 2) last Tuesday, Jan-July 2025 imports from CN was 28.5% of total, up from 19.8% in Jan-July 2022, https://www.bworldonline.com/opinion/2025/09/09/696985/on-declining-inflation-and-on-the-philippines-import-partners/.


On a separate note, I note here some important political changes in Asia, Europe:


Sept 7, Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba resigned.

Sept 8, PH Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero resigned.

Sept 9, France PM François Bayrou resigned.

Sept 9, Nepal PM Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli resigned.

Sept 10, many parts of France burning, "Block Everything" movement.

Also popular US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

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