Title:

 Duterte: I’m not trying to please Chinese leader

Author:

Philip Tubeza

Source:

Inquirer

Date:

August 4, 2017 

Description:

President Duterte has assured that he wasn’t “trying to please” Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the South China Sea row, but admitted Manila has gained from its friendly relations with Beijing. The President recalled that he had insisted on the Philippine claim to the West Philippine Sea before Chinese leaders when he last visited Beijing in May.