This article examines Philippine perspectives on the CAFTA and explores the reasons
why Philippine official and business circles are not willing to accept the CAFTA
concept. It makes a brief assessment of Sino-Philippine economic relations in the
context of the CAFTA, and also illustrates the changing attitudes of Philippine
official and business sectors toward the CAFTA.
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