Rodrigo Duterte assumed the Philippines presidency in 2016 with a promise to promote an “independent” foreign policy. Yet as he detaches the Philippines from the United States, Duterte is seemingly yielding to China. His own statements exposed the irony of his supposed independent approach when he referred to the US and declared: “Do not treat us like a doormat because you’ll be sorry for it. I will not speak with you. I can always go to China.”
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Rodrigo Duterte assumed the Philippines presidency in 2016 with a promise to promote an “independent” foreign policy. Yet as he detaches the Philippines from the United States, Duterte is seemingly yielding to China. His own statements exposed the irony of his supposed independent approach when he referred to the US and declared: “Do not treat us like a doormat because you’ll be sorry for it. I will not speak with you. I can always go to China.”