Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to head to Beijing under pressure to take tough line on South China Sea

  • China should take steps to ease domestic demands on Duterte after sinking of Filipino fishing boat in contested waters, analyst says

Topic |   South China Sea
Teddy NgCatherine Wong
Teddy Ng and Catherine Wong

Updated: 10:09pm, 23 Aug, 2019

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet again when Duterte makes his fifth trip to Beijing next week. Photo: AP
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