Aquino's Chinese ancestry fuels anger in Beijing

[Pinoy]

June 27, 2015

A top Chinese editor says '99.5%' of his website users think the Philippines 'uses many inflammatory words' on the South China Sea dispute

CHINESE ROOTS. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III lights ceremonial incense at the temple of his ancestors, the Xu (Co) clan, at Hongjian village in China's Fujian province on September 3, 2011. File photo by Jay Morales/Malacañang Photo Bureau

BEIJING, China – The Chinese ancestry of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, whose family hails from China's Fujian province, has fueled anger against the Philippines here in Beijing.

In a forum with Filipino and Thai journalists, we asked Shi Ding, deputy editor in chief of top Chinese news website Huanqiu.com, what statement from the Philippines had angered the Chinese the most in the South China Sea dispute.

Speaking through a translator, Shi cited no particular statement from the Philippine government, but singled out a person who, in a way, is one of their own: "It's your president, President Aquino."

Shi said on Friday, June 26: "There are many statements...and also actions of his. And the most important thing, he actually has some Chinese blood. Because of his background, most of the Chinese people are very angry about what he says and what he does."

Aquino traces his roots to Hongjian village in China's Fujian province, which he visited in 2011. His mother, former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, came from the line of Chinese immigrant Co Yu Hwan, who moved to the Philippines in 1861.

Aquino's spokesman has cited the President's Chinese roots in downplaying the dispute over the South China Sea, which the Philippines claims as the West Philippine Sea.

Despite this, in 2013, Aquino would become the first president to approve bringing China to court over the maritime row.

China has viewed these arbitration proceedings as "unfriendly" on the part of the Philippines. (READ: China to PH: Friends avoid lawsuits)

'99.5%' vs Philippines

While Manila pursues this case, Shi said "99.5%" of his website's users think the Philippines "uses many inflammatory words" on the maritime row.

He added that "more than 95%" of the users of Huanqiu.com, which is affiliated with China's Global Times newspaper, think that the Philippines does these things "because of the United States' support."

Shi spoke on Friday before 8 journalists from Filipino and Thai news websites, including Rappler, in a forum sponsored by the Chinese foreign ministry.

His comments show rising emotions against Manila in Beijing.

After all, the South China Sea dispute is "the most popular topic now in China," Shi said.

Zhou Zhixing, chief editor of Chinese news website Gongshi.com, also said his website adopts the Chinese government's stance on the South China Sea dispute.

He said the Chinese, however, have different opinions on the issue. "The readers would have more reasonable thinking, and would not think that it's all the responsibility of the United States," Zhou said.

In any case, Chinese editors agreed it is the media's role to help in resolving the maritime row.


Shi cited a visit of Huanqiu.com personnel to Vietnam "to help the Chinese people know the true Vietnam." This, despite the two countries' dispute also over the South China Sea.

"We think it's the media's responsibility to help solve the problem and build a more friendly relationship with neighboring countries," he said.

Aquino's Chinese ancestry fuels anger in Beijing

 

[dichoi]

He is loyal to the country, where give his ancestors have a chance to exist in this world.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

He is not even full Chinese, so we don't give a sh1t about his ancestry even he is full.

 

[Aepsilons]

June 27, 2015

A top Chinese editor says '99.5%' of his website users think the Philippines 'uses many inflammatory words' on the South China Sea dispute

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CHINESE ROOTS. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III lights ceremonial incense at the temple of his ancestors, the Xu (Co) clan, at Hongjian village in China's Fujian province on September 3, 2011. File photo by Jay Morales/Malacañang Photo Bureau

BEIJING, China – The Chinese ancestry of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, whose family hails from China's Fujian province, has fueled anger against the Philippines here in Beijing.

In a forum with Filipino and Thai journalists, we asked Shi Ding, deputy editor in chief of top Chinese news website Huanqiu.com, what statement from the Philippines had angered the Chinese the most in the South China Sea dispute.

Speaking through a translator, Shi cited no particular statement from the Philippine government, but singled out a person who, in a way, is one of their own: "It's your president, President Aquino."

Shi said on Friday, June 26: "There are many statements...and also actions of his. And the most important thing, he actually has some Chinese blood. Because of his background, most of the Chinese people are very angry about what he says and what he does."

Aquino traces his roots to Hongjian village in China's Fujian province, which he visited in 2011. His mother, former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, came from the line of Chinese immigrant Co Yu Hwan, who moved to the Philippines in 1861.

Aquino's spokesman has cited the President's Chinese roots in downplaying the dispute over the South China Sea, which the Philippines claims as the West Philippine Sea.

Despite this, in 2013, Aquino would become the first president to approve bringing China to court over the maritime row.

China has viewed these arbitration proceedings as "unfriendly" on the part of the Philippines. (READ: China to PH: Friends avoid lawsuits)

'99.5%' vs Philippines

While Manila pursues this case, Shi said "99.5%" of his website's users think the Philippines "uses many inflammatory words" on the maritime row.

He added that "more than 95%" of the users of Huanqiu.com, which is affiliated with China's Global Times newspaper, think that the Philippines does these things "because of the United States' support."

Shi spoke on Friday before 8 journalists from Filipino and Thai news websites, including Rappler, in a forum sponsored by the Chinese foreign ministry.

His comments show rising emotions against Manila in Beijing.

After all, the South China Sea dispute is "the most popular topic now in China," Shi said.

Zhou Zhixing, chief editor of Chinese news website Gongshi.com, also said his website adopts the Chinese government's stance on the South China Sea dispute.

He said the Chinese, however, have different opinions on the issue. "The readers would have more reasonable thinking, and would not think that it's all the responsibility of the United States," Zhou said.

In any case, Chinese editors agreed it is the media's role to help in resolving the maritime row.


Shi cited a visit of Huanqiu.com personnel to Vietnam "to help the Chinese people know the true Vietnam." This, despite the two countries' dispute also over the South China Sea.

"We think it's the media's responsibility to help solve the problem and build a more friendly relationship with neighboring countries," he said.

Aquino's Chinese ancestry fuels anger in Beijing

Why should there be a need to speculate on Aquino based on his Chinese ancestry? Its not like Chinese ancestry is a rarity in the Philippines, especially when it is estimated that at least a quarter of the Philippines' population has some kind of Chines ancestry. Some of the wealthiest men in the Philippines are actually full blooded Chinese-Filipinos such as Jon Gokongwei, Lucio Tan, or Henry Sy. Yet , from our analysis, these men and their scion are loyal not to China, or the notion of a 'China', but to the Philippines.

Aquino, in the end, is a Filipino. Just the same way as how the late Lee Kuan Yew was a Singaporean.

 

[Raphael]

Nobody cares about Aquino's ancestry or any other delusions of Pinoy jounalists. 'Chinese' is a legal concept; only people who hold Chinese citizenship are Chinese and carry expectations of loyalty. Half, quarter, partial - these words are meaningless. Even Naomi Campbell is 1/8 Chinese.

 

[Aepsilons]

He is not even full Chinese, so we don't give a sh1t about his ancestry even he is full.

Correct. In the end of the day ancestry is secondary to nationality. For example, the current Commander of the United States Pacific Command is Admiral Harry Harris, who is of Japanese ancestry. He may have Japanese ancestry, but he is an American first and foremost. Loyalty is to the United States , none to Japan, his ancestral homeland.

Adm. Harris talking to a group of JMSDF officers (in Japanese language, he is fluent in Japanese)

Nobody cares about Aquino's ancestry or any other delusions of Pinoy jounalists. 'Chinese' is a legal concept; only people who hold Chinese citizenship are Chinese and carry expectations of loyalty. Half, quarter, partial - these words are meaningless. Even Naomi Campbell is 1/8 Chinese.

Pardon me for playing Devil's Advocate here, but at the same time, there is a concept in Chinese known as 'Hanjian', and perhaps the Filipino journalists are referring to that. Afterall that is a term Chinese people use to those whom they deem as race traitors.

Perhaps Aquino is being indirectly labeled or referred to as Hanjian?

 

[PIace of Space]

Correct. In the end of the day ancestry is secondary to nationality. For example, the current Commander of the United States Pacific Command is Admiral Harry Harris, who is of Japanese ancestry. He may have Japanese ancestry, but he is an American first and foremost. Loyalty is to the United States , none to Japan, his ancestral homeland.

Adm. Harris talking to a group of JMSDF officers (in Japanese language, he is fluent in Japanese)



Pardon me for playing Devil's Advocate here, but at the same time, there is a concept in Chinese known as 'Hanjian', and perhaps the Filipino journalists are referring to that. Afterall that is a term Chinese people use to those whom they deem as race traitors.

Perhaps Aquino is being indirectly labeled or referred to as Hanjian?

It's different, guy. Japan is a west country, China is an east country. The culture is totally differnt.

Japani just have east apperance. That's the reason if America criticize Japan, Japanese are nervous, it will destroy you guys' confidence. But to us, it's not a problem, Chinese don't have any identity crisis. Chinese only have a mind problem that China is still a backward developing nation.

 

[PIace of Space]

Nobody cares about Aquino's ancestry or any other delusions of Pinoy jounalists. 'Chinese' is a legal concept; only people who hold Chinese citizenship are Chinese and carry expectations of loyalty. Half, quarter, partial - these words are meaningless. Even Naomi Campbell is 1/8 Chinese.

I disagree with you. Racist don't consider citizenship. For Chinese security, we need to withdraw any of a Chinese from Filipines before crucial moment of the potential war. The less they live there, the more weapons we can drop.

 

[Lux de Veritas]

Why should there be a need to speculate on Aquino based on his Chinese ancestry? Its not like Chinese ancestry is a rarity in the Philippines, especially when it is estimated that at least a quarter of the Philippines' population has some kind of Chines ancestry. Some of the wealthiest men in the Philippines are actually full blooded Chinese-Filipinos such as Jon Gokongwei, Lucio Tan, or Henry Sy. Yet , from our analysis, these men and their scion are loyal not to China, or the notion of a 'China', but to the Philippines.

Aquino, in the end, is a Filipino. Just the same way as how the late Lee Kuan Yew was a Singaporean.

A lot of SE Asian countries are more or less controlled by Chinese hybrid. These Chinese hybrids used to aligned with China until CPC screwed up big time.

This guy Sixto Mercado Tiongco aka General Ye Fei was a Pinoy.

Many PDF PRC dont think far enough. Instead of thinking of leveraging on oversea Chinese, PDF PRC tries to screwed them and bad mouth them.

They are too stupid.
Ye Fei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[macnurv]

Nobody cares about Aquino's ancestry or any other delusions of Pinoy jounalists. 'Chinese' is a legal concept; only people who hold Chinese citizenship are Chinese and carry expectations of loyalty. Half, quarter, partial - these words are meaningless. Even Naomi Campbell is 1/8 Chinese.

Part of your statement is correct but Chinese is also a race and cultural identification, they are settled outsides mainland China. Yes, they are not expected to be loyal to China, but you can't rob of them their heritage and identity.

It's different, guy. Japan is a west country, China is an east country. The culture is totally differnt.

Japani just have east apperance. That's the reason if America criticize Japan, Japanese are nervous, it will destroy you guys' confidence. But to us, it's not a problem, Chinese don't have any identity crisis. Chinese only have a mind problem that China is still a backward developing nation.

Jeez, you're stupid beyond any measurable possibility.

 

[Lux de Veritas]

A lot of PDF SE Asian Chinese other than Lux, have illusion on PRC. They keep on licking up PRC members like no body and some PRC members keep belittling the oversea Chinese.

If not of Taksin, how can Thai land shifted its position so close to China, leaving the USA in cold.

This Nihonjin keep telling China has no relationship with oversea Chinese. His own country hole up Nisei Fujimori for 9 years.

 

[sicsheep]

Pardon me for playing Devil's Advocate here, but at the same time, there is a concept in Chinese known as 'Hanjian', and perhaps the Filipino journalists are referring to that. Afterall that is a term Chinese people use to those whom they deem as race traitors.

Perhaps Aquino is being indirectly labeled or referred to as Hanjian?

He is not Han, so no hanjian to begin with, a bastard at best

 

[Lux de Veritas]

For good or for bad, the SE Asian Chinese manage to control or influence a large part of our host countries. We make life far easier for PRC.

SE Asia is actually Hindus states. Imagine without us Chinese, the SE Asian state may align with Indians, supporting Indians with remittance, transferring technology to India, supporting India on South Tibet and Aksai China.

Past few hundred years, SE Asia get Islamize. Imagine a Islamo states surrounding China just like Afghan and Pakistan at the backside of China.

You go figure out.

Even if SE Asian Chinese sleep and idle here not helping China, our presence is itself a great gift to China.

 

[sicsheep]

For good or for bad, the SE Asian Chinese manage to control or influence a large part of our host countries. We make life far easier for PRC.

SE Asia is actually Hindus states. Imagine without us Chinese, the SE Asian state may align with Indians, supporting Indians with remittance, transferring technology to India, supporting India on South Tibet and Aksai China.

Past few hundred years, SE Asia get Islamize. Imagine a Islamo states surrounding China just like Afghan and Pakistan at the backside of China.

You go figure out.

Even if SE Asian Chinese sleep and idle here not helping China, our presence is itself a great gift to China.

But those Chinese do too well for themselves which get lots of hostility from the natives , kinda like Jews were I Europe.

 

[Lux de Veritas]

But those Chinese do too well for themselves which get lots of hostility from the natives , kinda like Jews were I Europe.

We control or have huge influence on them.

Without us, they will move to USA further, or they will move to India, or to Islam.

You look at some of those SE Asian Chinese commenters, they support PRC.

Exception is Lux.