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Title:
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Duterte’s push for joint exploration in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Aaron Jed Rabena
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Source:
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The Strategist
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Date:
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January 31, 2018
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Description:
- From being a frontrunner in pressing China on the South China Sea disputes, the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking closer relations with China. In his state of the nation address in July last year, Duterte announced that he wants to begin a joint exploration venture with China in the South China Sea, in the area that Philippine government agencies refer to as the ‘West Philippine Sea’. The Chinese hailed the initiative as ‘full of political wisdom’.
