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As Marcos stands up for the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte performs for Xi in Beijing

By Tom Rogan
Published July 18, 2023 5:37pm ET
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As Marcos stands up for the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte performs for Xi in Beijing
Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte pretends to be the ultimate nationalist strongman. In reality, Duterte was and remains a dancing duck for Xi Jinping. Excusing China’s seizure of the Philippines’s exclusive economic zone, Duterte turned his navy into a beach patrol and abandoned his nation’s historic alliance with the U.S. In contrast, since […]

Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte pretends to be the ultimate nationalist strongman. In reality, Duterte was and remains a dancing duck for Xi Jinping.

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