China is in a similar situation:
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Could-Falling-Chinese-Oil-Production-Kill-The-OPEC-Deal.html
China is more than enjoying the lower price for oil as a major net oil importer.
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China is in a similar situation:
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Could-Falling-Chinese-Oil-Production-Kill-The-OPEC-Deal.html
China is more than enjoying the lower price for oil as a major net oil importer.
it is just a rifle.....Unfortunately blackmail works most of the time for US. US is the largest investor in Philippines and that's a leverage. You can't build rifles as most designs are patented. Majority of these are with Russia, US or EU. China might have Cheaper rifles but the efficiency is slightly less than that of the US or Russia, EU.
Unfortunately blackmail works most of the time for US. US is the largest investor in Philippines and that's a leverage. You can't build rifles as most designs are patented. Majority of these are with Russia, US or EU. China might have Cheaper rifles but the efficiency is slightly less than that of the US or Russia, EU.
The rifle does look pretty nice, is it as unreliable as the M4 though ????![]()
We have ak47 variants tooYeah I know about the t56 SMGs, they are decent for their price group, I have not used this m4 clone thoughWe have ak47 variants too
Unfortunately blackmail works most of the time for US. US is the largest investor in Philippines and that's a leverage. You can't build rifles as most designs are patented. Majority of these are with Russia, US or EU. China might have Cheaper rifles but the efficiency is slightly less than that of the US or Russia, EU.
It does not work.
US products, if any, can really be replaced with equal alternatives. Especially in arms sales, decision making is more political than technical. If not China, Russia can fill the void perfectly well.
China holds some sway on the PH, as well.
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I do not have data on FDI by country. But I believe China's share will grow now that political gridlock has been largely overcome.
China can easily outdo US on the development front so long as there is no political obstacles.
Replacing one countries product with another is not that easy. Anyway, China is largest import partner of Philippines but that's an advantage on Ph. Then again, unfortunately US has a lot of leverage. From FDI to offshore BPO's.
I think the new President just want to ease the tension with China, that's why he is lashing out at the US.
Here is the FDI dataView attachment 348468
I've just read from Vietnamese media is that the US is no longer the largest investor in the Phi. It now ranks no.4, behind China, Japan and Singapore. And China is also the Phillipines's largest trading partner.
I agree that it may not quickly translate into increased FDI because, other than political considerations, private companies will look at many other details. China cannot push private investors to invest where they do not want to invest in.
But, there is obviously a positive trend and, the real strength of the US has been its security commitments, not really investment. In fact, that is the entire logical ground for Duterte to seek to get close with China.
Finally, your data is a little bit outdated. It may have changed by now, as per @AViet pointed out.
Then again, unfortunately US has a lot of leverage. From FDI to offshore BPO's.
I think the new President just want to ease the tension with China, that's why he is lashing out at the US.
Here is the FDI dataView attachment 348468
Finally, your data is a little bit outdated. It may have changed by now, as per @AViet pointed out.
That's ridiculous logic. We don't have to sell guns for reasons we don't like. There are plenty of other companies on this planet they can choose.
...Unless you feel the reliability of our weapons is considerably above all the competition that it limits the Philippines abilities...
Aren't you the ones pointing the finger at us for selling the Japanese stuff while they were invading your country? You have a short memory or something?
But the good senator has no objections to US selling billions in military equipment to the Gulf states, who then use it to kill Yemeni citizens through indiscriminate bombing? More US hypocrisy laid bare.