Duterte has maintained friendly ties with China. - Reuters
MANILA (Bloomberg): Near the centre of Manila, construction workers are now rushing to complete a US$69-million China-funded bridge by the end of this year after repeatedly missing deadlines.
The Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is set to be among the first to be completed out of the 14 China-funded infrastructure projects in the pipeline. Back in 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte traveled to Beijing and dramatically embraced China. "I announce my separation from the US, ” Duterte said at the time to a packed room of business leaders in Beijing after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
