The backtracking begins: Duterte ally softens Philippines ‘separation’ from U.S.

That was quick. On Thursday night in Beijing, President Rodrigo Duterte called for a military and economic "separation" from the United States. For now on, he told a crowd, it’s the Philippines, Russia and China "against the world." Or not. On Friday, Duterte’s own trade minister, Ramon Lopez, sought to "clarify" the comment. “The president did not […]

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