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Title:
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Deciphering Rodrigo Duterte's China Triangulation
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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October 31, 2016
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Description:
- “I’ve realigned myself in [China’s] ideological flow … there are three of us against the world: China, Philippines and Russia. It’s the only way,” exclaimed Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte during his four-day trip to China. Not short of theatrics, he also bid “goodbye” to America, vowing “separation” from the Philippines’ sole treaty ally.
