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Duterte open to joint Sino-Philippine drills

2017-05-02 09:26:50       source:Global Times

May 2, 2017


"Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited a Chinese naval ship on a friendly visit to the Philippines, and said he is open to joint military exercises with China in Philippine waters.

'I agree [to the idea]. You can have joint exercise here in Mindanao, maybe in the Sulu Sea,' Duterte said after visiting one of three ships of the People's Liberation Army navy docked at Sasa Wharf in his hometown of Davao City, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Duterte boarded the guided missile destroyer Changchun, which arrived with the guided missile frigate Jingzhou and supply ship Chaohu."


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