Duterte has said that they were “crossing the Rubicon” or reaching a point of no-return with the US. Duterte has previously expressed his frustrations at the US for what he perceives as interference with his approach on the war on drugs. “Even if the United States will do everything to make us kneel, I will not,” Duterte said in a speech Tuesday at the Navy Headquarters in Pampanga.
US President Barack Obama has previously urged the Phillippine Government to approach the war on drugs ‘the right way‘, referring to criticisms on Duterte’s method, which has come under fire for its bypassing of due process. Obama also cancelled a meeting with Duterte earlier this month, following Duterte’s comments calling him a “son of a whore”. Obama expressed uncertainty that their meeting would have been productive.
Duterte Assures Filipinos Will Be Alright
Duterte tried to reassure his countrymen that, should diplomatic ties with the US be cut, the Philippines would remain upright due to alliances with two countries that have historically rivaled the United States. “I can always establish another alliance,” Duterte said in a speech at the Presidential Awards for Child-Friendly Municipalities last Monday. “I talked to [Russian PM] Medvedev, just us secretly. I talked to China, Xi Jinping. I will really make a way.”
To the American and pro-American investors, Duterte mentioned, “Go. It does not scare me.”
Duterte said that an alliance with China would also be focused on criminals and the “state of lawlessness” in the country. A factory recently uncovered in Pampanga used for the production of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) was owned by the Chinese and operated with machinery made in China. “We want them also to control their people and increase the focus on criminals… China should be ready to help us with this goddamn problem.”
Duterte expressed that he will travel to Russia soon to speak with Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev.
http://www.morningledger.com/rodrigo-duterte-to-cut-us-ties/13106829/
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