Dysta
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ORIGINAL: Hongjian Looks like a major diplomatic reversal of fortunes for the US, and benefitting China in the SCS. I don't think it's easy to tell US what to do, even for Duterte: http://www.rappler.com/nation/146058-yasay-no-shift-ph-ties-us quote:
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte's statement against the presence of US forces in Mindanao does not signal a Philippine shift in policy on the United States, said Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr on Tuesday, September 13. Yasay gave the assurance a day after Duterte said at a public address that he does not want the presence of US special forces in Mindanao, again citing the US pacification campaign in the island group in the early 1900s, that led to the death of hundreds of Moro rebels. "There is no shift in so far as our policy is concerned with respect to our close friendship with the Americans," Yasay said in an interview on ANC. Once the pact is sealed, it's the president's responsibility to cooperate until the agreeable expiration on both sides. In that case, China will still be unwilling to sell weapon to Philippine as long as they have US presence. But I can sense the scenario opportunity out there: What if Duterte is really gone wild against US, and Delfin (MoD of Philippine) is no longer believe the president can lead the country under severe disaster of diplomatic circumstances? It might be possible to following the Turkey's path, as a military coup to stop Duterte's insanity. I rather stay silent about the political perspective with this, though. Just saying if coup really happened, this news can be the best backdrop.
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