Why President Duterte Rejects a Strategy of Tension Promoted by U.S.

Despite western press fearing the next Philippine president as a “strongman,” President Duterte won the majority of votes from an election with a record 82 percent turnout. For the first time, Philippines is poised to have its first president who is a self-declared socialist, and who wants to hedge bets between U.S. security assurance and Chinese economic cooperation.

Dan Steinbock, Research Director, India China and America Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/25db1SN