DAVAO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, saying he was "not a fan" of the United States, vowed on Saturday (Sept 10) to steer an independent course for the key Asian ally and refrain from confronting territorial rival China.
The incendiary leader made the comments after a controversial first foreign trip and spectacular falling out with US President Barack Obama, who he called a "son of a w****".
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