China and Philippine Relations
China and Philippine Relations
China and Philippine Relations
RELATIONS
A GROUP PRESENTATION BY:
CARLOS VICENTE TORRALBA
RYAN CABANELA
PAULO BOLLOSA
I. Introduction
1. Brief description of China
2. Brief description of Philippines
CHINA
China is situated in eastern Asia on the western shore
of the Pacific Ocean, with an area of 9.6 million square
kilometers. China's continental coastline extends for
about 18,000 kilometers, and its vast sea surface is
studded with more than 5,000 islands, of which
Taiwan and Hainan are the largest.
PHILIPPINES
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands and
islets located in the southeast coast of Asia. It has a total
land area of 300,000 square kilometers bounded by the
Philippine sea to the east, Celebes Sea to the south, and
South China Sea to the north and the west.
PHILIPPINES
Main Products : (Agriculture) Rice, banana, cassava,
coconut, corn, pineapple, sugarcane, sweet potato,
(Forestry) ebony, kapok, mahogany, (marine)
milkfish, scad, tuna, spones, pearls, (Mining)
chromite, copper, gold, nickel, (Manufacturing)
cement, garments, chemicals, foods, electronic
equipments, petroleum products, wood products and
textiles
It is a country subdivided into fifteen regions, into
provinces, into cities and municipalities and into
barangays (the smallest political unit).
PHILIPPINES
Official Name : Republic of the Philippines
Official Languages : Filipino and English
Population : 54% rural and 46% urban
Basic Monetary Unit : Peso
Weights and Measurements : Metric System
Religion : Catholic 83%, Protestant 8%, Muslim 5%,
Buddhist 3
II-A: CHINA - PHILIPPINES
RELATIONSHIP IN HISTORICAL
TIMES
1. Pre - Spanish Era
2.Spanish Era
3.American Era
4.Japanese Era
5.Post - War Era
PRE - SPANISH ERA
Most trusted clientele
“Filipino’s Extraordinary
Honesty”
porcelain, silk and traders
jacket with sleeves,
the loose trousers
manufacture and use of firearms
Iron, lead, gold and silver
SPANISH ERA
1588 - paying rent for
the land they occupied
SPANISH ERA
Three uprisings the Chinese were subjected to
brutality by the Spaniards:
1593 - 250 Chinese were forced to row the ships of
the Spanish governor general in the Philippines to
conquer the Moluccas islands
1603 - slaughter of 24,000 Chinese leaving just 1,500
1639 - Another 23,000 Chinese were massacred
SPANISH ERA
Chinese coolie in the Philippines, 1899