In that case, Manila would have to lean even more on the US, while China might resort to even greater defensive measures. Both countries would lose economically.
The first 18 months of the Duterte government suggest that the effort to recalibrate the Philippines’ ties between the US and China is necessary, viable and vital. In the first half of the 2010s, Manila and Beijing were drifting toward a geopolitical clash. Nevertheless, former President Beni
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