China and the Philippines have reaffirmed their ties, with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr stressing how the relationship between the two countries will benefit both Chinese and Filipinos.
Analysts and experts from a Manila-based think tank are urging the Philippine government to start to "disengage" from its longtime military alliance with the United States, to enable the Southeast Asian nation to craft a real, independent foreign policy.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year tenure has been marked by his US-China policy flip-flops and ambitious infrastructure plans, but it is his brutal war on drugs that will define his legacy when he steps down on Thursday (June 30), experts say. After being the mayor of Davao City for 22 years, during which he earned the moniker of "The Punisher".