Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping comes amid growing unease in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: AP
Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping comes amid growing unease in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: AP
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
Opinion

Opinion

Asian Angle by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Could Duterte’s cooperation with Beijing help Manila realise its South China Sea arbitral victory?

  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit Beijing later this month, amid growing unease over Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea
  • Resource cooperation however, might help the Philippines in its bid to get China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling

Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping comes amid growing unease in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: AP
Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping comes amid growing unease in the West Philippine Sea. Photo: AP
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