President Rodrigo Duterte’s absence at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road forum in Beijing, China shouldn’t be a big deal because he wasn’t expected to attend it in the first place, Senator and incoming Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said.
Duterte says talk with Xi at Trump’s request
President Rodrigo Duterte believes that President Donald Trump is better at handling global crisis situations that his predecessor Barack Obama.
China President Xi Jin Ping talked to President Rodrigo Duterte through a phone call in Davao City on May 3, 2017.
‘Tremendous’ friendship was formed in Xi visit, says Trump
US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka said that she was “very proud” of her two children for the performance they made during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping last week.
President Rodrigo Duterte only has kind words for Chinese President Xi Jinping after China moved to increase the volume of exports it gets from the Philippines after a lull in trade.
President Xi Jinping met here Sunday with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying that cooperation is the only correct choice for both countries.
President Duterte is delighted after his meeting with his idol, Russian President Vladmir Putin, turned out well during the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru over the weekend.
In a bid to lessen tensions between Philippines and China over some areas at the West Philippine Sea, President Duterte is set to declare the lagoon in Panatag Shoal a marine sanctuary area.
