President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and President Xi Jinping of People’s Republic of China pose for a photo prior to their expanded bilateral meeting at the Malacañan Palace on November 20, 2018. (RICHARD MADELO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
MANILA, Philippines, May 10 (The Inquirer/ANN) — President Rodrigo Duterte “honestly believes” that China is in possession of the West Philippine Sea and sees Chinese President Xi Jinping as his “personal protector” against the military, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.
Carpio made the remark when he was asked about Duterte’s motivation behind his statements regarding the West Philippine Sea, such as calling The Hague ruling, which favored the Philippines over China in the maritime dispute, “just a scrap of paper to be thrown away in a wastebasket.
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