Posted on May 1, 2018
Duterte’s populist pivot away from the United States may not last
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"Duterte’s pivot is also in part a response to the United States’ lack of clear commitment to the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute with China — despite the United States–Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty. Duterte has accepted the reality of China’s occupation of the South China Sea and is leveraging this to get infrastructure financing from China. He did not want the Philippines–China relationship to be defined by the South China Sea.
Where Duterte is concerned, personal factors always come into the calculation. In this case, he is clearly miffed by his perceived personal mistreatment by the United States in the form of an alleged refusal of a visa application and the United States’ historical misdeeds in Mindanao, his home island."
Where Duterte is concerned, personal factors always come into the calculation. In this case, he is clearly miffed by his perceived personal mistreatment by the United States in the form of an alleged refusal of a visa application and the United States’ historical misdeeds in Mindanao, his home island."
Duterte’s populist pivot away from the United States may not last
Posted from eastasiaforum.org
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Foreign Affairs
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I find him disingenuous when he claimed he had no problems with China claiming the South China Sea as its own. However, he has ratified a treaty to give the US access to five bases a few weeks ago. I don't know if any of the bases can accommodate a US fleet.
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What was the outcome of the Spratly and Paracel skirmish LTC Eric Udouj Sir.? Also, what is the significance of the 'Pearls of China', from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf, in the context of the OBOR & MSR initiatives?
I will look forward to your response, Sir.
I will look forward to your response, Sir.
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LTC Eric Udouj
World Court outcome ruled in favor of the Philippines. Its from that point that the outcome goes into three areas of perceptions - the US - the Philippines - and PRC. First there was the dislike of the two presidents - and then followed PRC offering a financial package of infrastructure investment.... and then there is the US patrols passing by the PRC's modern version of Rabul built of sand. String of Pearls goes hand in hand with the New Silk Road programs.. it is the building of new ports and facilities and attempting to get naval leases as a part of it. We are seeing it in the South Pacific as well - and it has Australian very concerned. Now if you are really watching the region - then you know that PM Modi has shaken up everything - by injecting India onto the global stage... and doing diplomacy in the region well past what was the case 5 years back.
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LTC Eric Udouj
How to improve the US and Philippines relationship calls for new thinking and action that is not the same ole things... they dont work any more.....
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