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Title:
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Duterte’s economic opening to China and Russia need not threaten our US ties
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Author:
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Wilson Lee Flores
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- XIAN CITY, China — Last Sept. 26, when President Rody Duterte announced his bold path to pursue a truly independent foreign policy of opening alliances — especially more economic ties with the world’s second largest economy, China, and the world’s energy superpower, Russia — that day also marked the start of a two-day international conference on the $4 trillion trans-continental economic development plan of 60 countries called the “One Belt, One Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) in Xian City, Shaanxi province, northwest China. Xian is the starting point of the famous ancient “Silk Road” linking Asia to the Middle East and Europe via trade.
