Quote from: sourceshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/philippine-leader-rejects-joint-patrols-eyes-china-weapons/2016/09/13/a1b4d362-79a3-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-13/duterte-courts-china-for-weapons-ends-joint-patrols-with-u-shttp://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2019084/philippines-duterte-eyes-arms-china-ends-joint-patrolsI made a thread one month ago about the filipino drug war and the casualties it had amassed -- 710. at the time of writing this, that number is hovering above 3,000. but this thread isn't about the ongoing drug war, it's about president duterte's recent disrespect for his country's longtime ally the united states.last month he called the US ambassador to the philippines a "gay son of a whore," and just last week called obama a "son of a bitch." this week, he has demanded the US remove its special forces and soldiers occupying bases around the country as well as cease patrolling its nearby waters. duterte has also announced that two nations (assumed to be russia and china) were willing to open up a 25 year loan account for weapons. since 1951, the US has accounted for roughly 75% of the philippines' arms imports, but duterte has made his sentiment towards the former overlord quite apparent: no more US, china instead.tl;dr : philippines demand US stop being a part of their defense so that the philippines can warm up to china
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/philippine-leader-rejects-joint-patrols-eyes-china-weapons/2016/09/13/a1b4d362-79a3-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb_story.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-13/duterte-courts-china-for-weapons-ends-joint-patrols-with-u-shttp://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2019084/philippines-duterte-eyes-arms-china-ends-joint-patrols
Quote from: sourceshttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/philippines-duterte-unleashes-profanity-eu-160920193250592.htmlhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/145146/duterte-turns-ire-on-eu-calls-them-hypocrites-and-uses-f-wordhttp://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/09/21/1625913/rody-eu-f-youat a domestic summit in the city he formerly served as mayor, duterte held a live speech wherein he addressed the criticisms he's received from the US and EU regarding his regime. he's quoted as declaring "I read the condemnations of the EU against me, and I will tell them "forget you," then punctuated his message with a smug middle finger.duterte claims he is railing against the west because of their injustices against the philippines, but if the arms trade is anything to go by, he's clearly burning bridges so the philippines can fall within china's sphere of influence.caption: the bird in all its glory
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/philippines-duterte-unleashes-profanity-eu-160920193250592.htmlhttp://globalnation.inquirer.net/145146/duterte-turns-ire-on-eu-calls-them-hypocrites-and-uses-f-wordhttp://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/09/21/1625913/rody-eu-f-you
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-arms-idUSKCN12414Ahttp://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/583759/news/nation/duterte-mr-obama-you-can-go-to-hellhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/04/duterte-tells-obama-you-can-go-to-hell-/91549588/
Isn't the Philippines a big hostile with China over the South China Sea islands stuff?
philis are loving autistic lol
good. the little nations should balls up and not let the superpowers own them.
