Duterte: Xi said China won’t allow my ouster

[Pinoy]

May 15, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, promised to protect him from any ouster attempts.

"The assurances of Xi Jinping were very encouraging... 'We will not allow you to be taken out from your office, and we will not allow the Philippines to go to the dogs,'" Duterte said in a speech during the send off ceremony off Aurora province for Filipino scientists who will conduct research in the Philippine Rise.

"Siguro kasi freely elected leader naman ako [Maybe because I'm freely elected leader], it could be a very justified statement," he added.

Duterte and Xi met last month at the Boao Forum for Asia in the southern province of Hainan, where the two leaders affirmed the warming relationship between the Philippines and China amid a maritime dispute in the South China Sea.

The United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered in July 2016 a sweeping victory to the Philippines on the case it filed against China during the term of then-President Benigno Aquino III, declaring as illegal China's claim over nearly the entire South China Sea.

It also declared that Beijing violated the rights of Filipinos, who were blocked by Chinese Coast Guard from fishing in the disputed Scarborough Shoal off Zambales.

Duterte, however, temporarily set aside the ruling to avoid confrontation with China, but vowed to raise it at the right time during his presidency. —NB, GMA News

 

[Quibbler]

Bye Bye sovereignty.

 

[TaiShang]

Bye Bye sovereignty.

Yeah, tell that to Nepal or Sri Lanka.

The closer they get to China and get themselves rid of India's grip, the greater sovereignty they have.

The Philippines is just learning to enjoy sovereignty after centuries of colonization, both official and unofficial. For this, China plays no small role.

As China gathers more strength, anticipate the regional states gain more sovereign powers at the cost of the immoral great power the US and its weak minions like India.

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"The assurances of Xi Jinping were very encouraging... 'We will not allow you to be taken out from your office, and we will not allow the Philippines to go to the dogs,'"

I bet similar promise China has given to the DPRK.

China is shaping the region, empowering once disempowered nations.

China has been seeking cooperation, assisting infrastructure build up.

While China has been assisting, it is not hiding behind the fake rhetoric of helping other from a magnanimous heart. China is helping to help itself. China is seeking win-win.

If the US or the little India are claiming any moral guidance in their action, they are actually being double-faced liars. Their actions speaks louder than their words.

 

[Quibbler]

Makes me wonder. Do you seriously believe all that you wrote. Or you just said that because you found my statement provocative and had to respond. Either way, it's sad.

Yeah, tell that to Nepal or Sri Lanka.

The closer they get to China and get themselves rid of India's grip, the greater sovereignty they have.

The Philippines is just learning to enjoy sovereignty after centuries of colonization, both official and unofficial. For this, China plays no small role.

As China gathers more strength, anticipate the regional states gain more sovereign powers at the cost of the immoral great power the US and its weak minions like India.

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I bet similar promise China has given to the DPRK.

China is shaping the region, empowering once disempowered nations.

China has been seeking cooperation, assisting infrastructure build up.

While China has been assisting, it is not hiding behind the fake rhetoric of helping other from a magnanimous heart. China is helping to help itself. China is seeking win-win.

If the US or the little India are claiming any moral guidance in their action, they are actually being double-faced liars. Their actions speaks louder than their words.