Aileen Baviera
Aileen Baviera | |
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 Dr. Baviera speaking at the Maritime Security Symposium of the Development Academy of the Philippines | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aileen San Pedro August 26, 1959 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | March 21, 2020 (aged 60) San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Villegas Baviera (d. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman Beijing University |
| Occupation | Professor, Political Scientist, Sinologist |
| Known for | Expert of Sino-Philippine relations |
Aileen San Pablo Baviera (August 26, 1959 – March 21, 2020) was a Filipino political scientist and sinologist. She was one of the leading China experts in her country.
Baviera died of pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus in the early morning of March 21, 2020 at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines. She returned from Paris on March 12, where she was infected as a congressman. Wife of the late Villegas Baviera who died of heart attack in 2018, Baviera left after three surviving children, Vita Amalya (born 1985), Mara Yasmin (born 1986) and Jorge Vittorio (born 1991).
Publications (selection)
- Contemporary Political Attitudes and Behavior of the Chinese in Metro Manila, 1994.
- Regional Security in East Asia: Challenges to Cooperation and Community Building, 2008.
References
- 1 2 Rappler: U.P. professor, China expert Aileen Baviera dies of coronavirus, March 21, 2020, Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- 1 2 Rappler: Aileen Baviera, 60: Her eyes were on China, her heart stayed with PH, March 21, 2020, Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Aileen Baviera: Clear-eyed China watcher succumbs to COVID-19". GMA News Online. Retrieved Mar 22, 2020.
- ↑ Ramos, Mariejo S. (22 March 2020). "Esteemed UP prof and 'China watcher' succumbs to COVID-19". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved Mar 22, 2020.