OPINION | Toward a Japan-focused foreign policy By Calixto V. Chikiamco READ:
Foreign policy under former President Rodrigo Duterte, however, swung the other way: away from the United States and much closer — one might say, an embrace — of China. Presently, President Bongbong Marcos is seen to rebalance the relationship, adopting a more centrist position.
The United States is self-sufficient in energy and is a net exporter. The US is also self-sufficient in food, being a big net exporter. Its big land mass with favorable climactic conditions makes it a food superpower. Its economy is also not dependent on trade, unlike Japan. In other words, the US can afford to ignore the world.
It’s true that Vietnam is a more attractive destination compared to the Philippines when it comes to manufacturing. However, Vietnam is still a Marxist-Leninist state, an authoritarian Communist regime like China. That carries a geopolitical risk for investors. The Philippines, on the other hand, is a democracy like Japan.
With Japan so near, the country can export agricultural produce to Japan — but only if our farms are modernized. That means moving away from small-scale traditional agriculture toward bigger commercial farms. Japan, on the other hand, is a leader in global trade facilitation. It is a member of RCEP . It took leadership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership when the United States withdrew. The Philippines has more to gain with the Japan-led CPTPP than with the US’s IPEF, where a trade deal isn’t on the horizon. Vietnam is a member of the CPTPP. It would be well if the Philippines joins too.
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