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Why younger Filipinos are warming to China despite maritime tensions
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Why younger Filipinos are warming to China despite maritime tensions A Pew survey shows 47 per cent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 view China favourably, with some respondents also expressing confidence in its leadership Formento, 29, has worked as a cashier for about a year. She follows developments in the South China Sea through news reports shared on her social media feeds, including frequent confrontations between Philippine and Chinese forces in the disputed waters. While she found such...
Why younger Filipinos are warming to China despite maritime tensions
A Pew survey shows 47 per cent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 view China favourably, with some respondents also expressing confidence in its leadership
Formento, 29, has worked as a cashier for about a year. She follows developments in the South China Sea through news reports shared on her social media feeds, including frequent confrontations between Philippine and Chinese forces in the disputed waters.
While she found such incidents “disappointing”, she ultimately thought better of Beijing than Washington, which she blamed for the high energy prices affecting the Philippines and the rest of the world.
“That’s why I prefer China to the United States. Just look at what is happening … because of the US-Iran war – fuel prices are skyrocketing,” she said.
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