TAIPEI — President Rodrigo Duterte may have heavily relied on mainland China for support for his “Build, Build, Build” program, but Taiwan also wants to take part in the massive infrastructure push. ADVERTISEMENT“Regarding infrastructure policies, which is ‘Build, Build, Build,’ our representative office in Manila has already approached your relevant government agencies for potential projects,” Shih said. This is meant to wean Taiwan off its reliance on trade with the mainland. But under the “One China” policy, the Philippines does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which mainland China considers its breakaway province. “President Duterte has his policy to balance between the [United States], Japan and Chinese influences.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 29, 2018 22:07 UTC