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China ‘monitoring’ fits with blue water ambitions
Richard Jacobson, director of operations at the Asia-based Pacific Strategies and Assessments, said any claims that the grounded Chinese vessel is a spy ship or somehow related to China’s maritime monitoring program appears to be pure speculation at this time. “That said it should not be considered surprising or even unusual that China would use supposed fishing vessels to carry out monitoring activities. In fact, it would perhaps be more surprising if China wasn’t conducting such activities,” Jacobson said. Jacobson said this type of activity fits naturally with China’s “blue-water” ambitions, adding that many expect this type of monitoring activity to continue. China, however, ...
Kidnapped Australian Is Freed in Southern Philippines
In a recent report, the regional corporate risk mitigation firm Pacific Strategies and Assessments, based in Manila, said that Abu Sayyaf had lost some support from regional and international militant organizations because of its low level of “Islamic awareness.” “By most accounts, the Abu Sayyaf has abandoned its Islamist terror credentials and public facade of ideology in favor of its traditional and more lucrative criminal activities, such as kidnapping and extortion,” the firm’s report stated. >>Read Article *If you are a journalist, please get in touch with our media liaison officer through business.intelligence@psagroup.com.
Philippines Joins Medical Tourism Parade
The campaign to attract medical tourists "comes at a time when Filipino doctors and medical facilities are gaining greater recognition for providing health care services that are on par with international standards, according to a report by Pacific Strategies and Assessments, a country risk firm headquartered in Manila. Many of the basic components needed to expand medical tourism are already thus in place. The Philippines, according to the PSA report, "boasts several state-of-the-art medical centers that provide advanced medical procedures such as stem-cell therapy by western-educated Filipino doctors." The drawbacks, according to the PSA report, are rooted in many problems that ...
Analyst: China likely to continue ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea
“At this point in time, it appears doubtful that China will go to war over its South China Sea territorial claims,” said Richard Jacobson, director of operations of Pacific Strategies and Assessments, whose office locations include Beijing, Shanghai and Manila. “Nevertheless, it can be expected Beijing will continue to test the waters in many ways to see how far they can intimidate other claimants,” Jacobson told the Annual Business Forum of the Foreign Correspondents of the Philippines [FOCAP] on Jan. 17 in Manila. >>Read Article *If you are a journalist, please get in touch with our media liaison officer through business.intelligence@psagroup.com.Asia risk analyst doubts China will go to war over Spratlys
“It appears doubtful that China has any intention to go to war for the South China Sea territorial claims,” the analyst noted. “Nevertheless it can be expected of Beijing to test the waters and in many ways see how far they can intimidate other claimants,” Jacobson added. Apart from China – which claims the whole of South China Sea or West Philippine Sea – and the Philippines, other countries with claiming territorial ownership over the Spratlys are Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei. The area is believed to be rich in oil and gas resources. Jacobson said China also exploited the differences ...
