新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Philippines Says China Firms Keen to Invest Despite Tensions
新闻日期：2024-09-13
尽管菲律宾与中国在南中国海有争端，但中国企业仍对在菲投资保持浓厚兴趣，据马尼拉一名高级贸易官员周五在香港接受Bloomberg电视采访时说。其中一些最大的中国可再生能源和电动汽车公司表达了“非常强烈”的兴趣来扩大在菲律宾的业务。
菲律宾副贸易部长罗多福表示，这些讨论现在集中在将在菲律宾设立制造工厂，并将菲律宾作为整个东南亚地区的枢纽。他表示，对于中国公司和韩国公司来说，没有选择，必须与菲律宾公司及政府进行关于绿色金属、绿色矿产以及供应链进一步加工等方面的商谈。
罗多福还说，他们计划在未来12个月内公布潜在投资的进展，特别是关于高压酸浸工厂的项目，每个工厂需要投资约2亿美元。他指出，菲律宾希望在矿业企业中推动更多投资于处理设施，以抓住电动汽车行业的增长机遇。菲律宾希望能超越主要镍生产国印度尼西亚，后者正努力成为全球电动车供应链的枢纽，并已吸引了许多公司制造电池级镍。
罗多福说：“对于中国公司的业务来说，这些讨论仍在继续进行。这是非常严肃的问题，但到了商业层面，我们可以就此展开讨论。讨论正在进行，因为互补性非常重要。”
原文摘要：
Chinese companies are still interested to invest in the Philippines despite the nations’ dispute in the South China Sea, a top Manila trade official said on Friday.Some of the biggest Chinese firms in renewable energy and electric vehicles have expressed “very strong interest” to expand in the Philippines, Trade Undersecretary said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong on Friday. He declined to identify them.“The discussions now are about putting up manufacturing facilities in the Philippines…and also using the Philippines as a hub for the Southeast Asia region,” said Rodolfo, who also heads the Board of Investments. He visited Xiamen and Beijing before arriving in Hong Kong to meet with investors.The investment talks underline the Philippines’ efforts to insulate economic ties with China, its top trading partner, from geopolitical tensions that have between the two countries over competing claims in the South China Sea.“The Philippines, we’re rich in green metals. There’s no choice actually for Chinese companies, Korean companies, but to talk to Filipino companies and the government for green metals, green minerals and further processing for the supply chain,” Rodolfo said. He expects to announce progress on potential investments in the next 12 months, particularly on high-pressure acid leaching factories, which he said require an investment of $2 billion each. “We are hoping that we can have three more in addition to the two that we have that are being run by the Japanese,” he said.The Philippines — the world’s second-biggest mined nickel producer — has been pushing its miners to invest in processing facilities to ride the EV boom. It’s hoping to catch up with top nickel supplier Indonesia which aims to be a global hub for the EV supply chain and is already home to many to make battery-grade nickel. The trade official said businesses with China continue to thrive despite the maritime dispute. “The tensions are serious,” Rodolfo said. “But when it comes to business, this is something that we can really discuss. Discussions are ongoing because the complementation is just very fundamental.”
