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THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Xi DID NOT say it will defend Duterte from UN and ICC

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia annual conference

Transcript: President Xi Jinping addresses the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan

China backs Philippines’ withdrawal from ICC

China backs PH pull out from ICC, urges nations to support ‘war on drugs’

China supports PH withdrawal from ICC

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