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Duterte’s China Visit: Here’s What Beijing Gave The Philippines For Turning On The US

Swarajya Staff

Oct 24, 2016, 11:26 AM | Updated 11:25 AM IST


(Photo By: Asian Correspondent Staff)
(Photo By: Asian Correspondent Staff)

Here's What China Gave The Philippines For Turning On The US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has forsaken the U.S. for China and Russia. "America has lost … I have separated from them. So I will be dependent on you for all time," Duterte said to a Chinese audience Thursday. In return, China offered the Philippines $9 billion in soft loans, part of a package of deals worth…


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