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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