The possible victory of Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. in the presidential election is set to reshape the Philippines' relations with China and the United States as he seeks closer ties with Beijing, according to analysts. Eleksyon2022
Ferdinand"Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, delivers a speech during his final campaign rally with vice-presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio, before the 2022 national elections, in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
The Philippines is a fulcrum of the geopolitical rivalry between the US and China, with its maritime territory encompassing part of the South China Sea, a strategic and resource-rich waterway over which China also claims sovereignty. Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who led the Philippines' legal team at the arbitral tribunal, said Marcos' stance was a "betrayal".Rommel Banlaoi, a Manila-based security expert, said Marcos wanted friendlier ties with China but not at the expense of ceding territory.
A year earlier, Marcos Jr., then 18, accompanied his mother Imelda to Beijing in a historic trip that paved the way for the diplomatic detente. Footage of the trip shows the beaming youngster meeting Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Renato Cruz De Castro, an international affairs analyst at De La Salle University in Manila, said the maneuvers highlighted how strategic imperatives had forced outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte to build strong relations with Washington despite his hostility to the country's former colonizer. Soon after he was elected, Duterte called for the Philippines' "separation" from the US and courted China.
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