Tag
China Duterte
![Duterte Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Crucial US Defense Pact Duterte Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Crucial US Defense Pact](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-04.jpg)
Duterte Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Crucial US Defense Pact
By Sebastian Strangio
The unsurprising revelation hints at the fundamentally transactional nature of Duterte's approach to the superpowers.
![Controversial China Projects Reveal Philippine Rifts Controversial China Projects Reveal Philippine Rifts](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-11-1.jpg)
Controversial China Projects Reveal Philippine Rifts
By Sebastian Strangio
Two more recent deals highlight the contradictions that have resulted from the Duterte administration's "pivot to China."
![What’s in the New China Navy Philippines Visit? What’s in the New China Navy Philippines Visit?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-philippines-china-warship.jpg)
What’s in the New China Navy Philippines Visit?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The development highlighted the ongoing activity in the defense domain that has taken off in the Duterte era.
Page 1 of 1