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Title:
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Commentary: Philippines spat plays into China's hands
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Author:
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Peter Apps
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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September 7, 2016
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Description:
- If you’re a historic U.S. ally under mounting pressure from an emerging superpower like China, it’s probably not a good idea to use a crude sexual epithet to describe the American president. Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte, though, is far from a normal president. And his behavior – and that of his government – is increasingly posing a serious challenge to Washington on an ever-growing variety of levels.
