Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP
Diplomacy
Asia /  Southeast Asia

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte calls China a ‘friend’ amid South China Sea tensions

  • In a speech, Duterte he would not get into a spat with China over the South China Sea because it would result in war

Topic |   Diplomacy
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Updated: 8:54am, 19 Dec, 2019

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP
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