October 28, 2016

"In the last few months, US relations with the Philippines have gone from very good or excellent to bad or terrible.

In early September, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shocked the US and the world when he called US President Barack Obama a 'son of a whore' at a news conference. Duterte was responding in anger to reports that Obama had questioned his war on drugs that had resulted in a number of killings in the past two months. In reaction to the insult, Obama referred to Duterte as a 'colorful guy.' He then cancelled a meeting with Duterte.

In early October, Duterte told Obama he could 'go to hell' in response to the US refusing to sell certain weapons to the Philippines He added that China and Russia were 'willing suppliers'. Later that month, Duterte travelled to China where he was welcomed with full military honors at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, after which he said the two countries had agreed to a 'full improvement' in relations."

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