THIS WEEK IN FAKE NEWS: Xi DID NOT say it will defend Duterte from UN and ICC
Xi Jinping never mentioned the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte in his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia.
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Justice Carpio tells Duterte to bring to UN Xi’s threat to go to war
Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said today the Philippines can bring to the United Nations the matter of China’s President Xi Jinping threatening President Duterte that China would wage war if the Philippines starts drilling oil in disputed areas in the South China Sea.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Which court ruled on the West Philippine Sea dispute?
In a recent briefing with his defense team, President Rodrigo Duterte denounced the reported move of the U.S. to build depots and unload arms in the Philippines. He said "the missiles of China are pointed at American expeditions" here, and it is the kind of war the country cannot participate in.
Arbitration Ruling, the elephant in the room during Duterte-Xi talks
By CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to adopt every textbook approach on the issue of the South China Sea territorial dispute but they were muted on the arbitral tribunal ruling during their bilateral talks. In joint statement released after the bilateral meeting on Thursday, Philippines and China reaffirmed their
Duterte allows Xi to take lead on South China Sea issue
Duterte allows Xi to take lead on South China Sea issue from VERA Files on Vimeo. By CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS President Rodrigo Duterte will not initiate and will instead let Chinese President Xi Jinping to take the lead on whether the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration will be discussed in their meeting today. In
Duterte to visit China Oct 20 -21
By CHARMAINE DEOGRACIAS Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Beijing on Oct. 20 and 21, in what reliable diplomatic sources say is a move to reboot the country’s relations with China amid territorial issues in the South China Sea. Duterte had earlier announced he is visiting China and Russia but did not give the
10 min Aquino-Xi talk paves way for major policy shift towards China
BY ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IT took only ten minutes under the chilly air at the lakeside garden in the suburb of Beijing to thaw the two-year frosty relationship between the Philippines and China. President Aquino and Chinese President Xi Jinping pulled aside during the tree-planting ceremony last Nov. 11 at at the Summer Garden of
No formal meeting but Aquino hopes for pull-aside talk with Xi Jinping in APEC
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TWO embarrassing incidents were in the minds of officials of the Deparment of Foreign Affairs when they decided not to request for a bilateral meeting between President Aquino and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Nov. 10 and 11 Leaders Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC to
