Manila – Filipinos lose trust in China, survey shows

August 13, 2012 | 9:21 am

Manila - Amid the ongoing dispute with Beijing over the Panatag Shoal (international name: Scarborough Shoal), Philipinos’ trust in China plunged to a record low of minus 36 in May, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey.

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The survey, conducted between May 24 and 27 and first reported in the Business World newspaper, found that 55 % of Philipinos had “little trust” in China while 19 per cent had “much trust,” resulting in a “bad” net rating of minus 36.