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Title:
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Philippines’ Duterte will keep close ties with China
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Author:
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Xue Li
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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July 19, 2017
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Description:
- After taking power in June 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte quickly adjusted his country's strategy toward China, normalizing relations and warming up bilateral economic ties within a very short period of time. In just one year, the Philippines has reversed its marginalized position on the road map for China's Belt and Road initiative. From past experience, many Chinese scholars worry that Duterte's current China policy may change again and thus disapprove of spending too many strategic resources on the country.
