Tag: Philippine Rise
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Duterte’s Missed Opportunity: Philippines Struggles to Protect West Philippine Sea and Philippine Rise from China
In a revealing interview on state-run Radyo Pilipinas, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile criticized former President Rodrigo Duterte for failing to safeguard the Philippines’ interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Despite Duterte’s friendly relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Beijing, Enrile pointed out that the national interest in the WPS was…
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