China’s official state-run China Central Television (CCTV) announced on August 25 that Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, the winner of eight world boxing titles, had entered into an agreement in Beijing with the Chinese government “to establish a string of boxing academies” all over China with the aim of helping to “grow the sport in China and provide opportunities for young people to take part.”
In a telephone call to the Philippine media the following day, Pacquiao confirmed that the Chinese government will establish the first of 16 “Manny Pacquiao Boxing Education Institute” in Beijing, with others soon to be built all over China.
In an exclusive interview with Balitang America TV reporter Rommel Conclara upon his arrival in San Francisco on August 27, Pacquiao claimed that his new partnership with the Chinese government “will ease tensions between China and the Philippines.”
Balitang America, which has an estimated 250,000 cable subscribers in the US, reported the news to its viewers and then polled them on the question: “Do you agree with Pacquiao’s decision to help China train and produce champion boxers?”
The response of Balitang America TV viewers was an overwhelming “No” (97%).

But as to the question of whether public opinion will affect Pacquiao’s decision, the answer is also “No”. His decisions have always been based on what Pacquiao believes to be in his best interest, not on what may be in the interest of his country.
The fact that the Chinese government was involved in the deal did not discourage him or give him pause, instead it encouraged him.
The power to waive taxes

Pacquiao knows that the Chinese government can waive the taxes on whatever income he earns in Macau, China, unlike the US government, which has been unwilling to waive the $18 million in taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Philippine government, which has also been unwilling to waive the $50 million (P2.2 billion) owed by Pacquiao to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
When the BIR moved to freeze his Philippine assets, Pacquiao went to the Philippine Supreme Court and obtained a reprieve on August 21, banning the Philippine government from seizing any of his assets while his income tax case is being heard, a process that may take years.
Pacquiao claims that he filed his US taxes in 2008 and 2010, but he has refused to publicly release his papers other than to show the top front of the first page of his purported 2008 tax return to a TV reporter.
According to blogger Raissa Robles, Pacquiao fears that the release of his US tax returns will reveal that he is a U.S. green card holder, which will disqualify him from holding public office in the Philippines

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