Alvin Camba is assistant professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver focused on the political economy of development and a faculty affiliate of the Climate Policy Lab at Tufts University.
Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. surprised many observers who had expected him to continue the pro-Beijing approach of his predecessor by suspending three major Chinese-funded railway projects worth close to $5 billion soon after taking office.