As he faces increasing pressure from critics to protect the Philippines' territories from China's aggression, President Rodrigo Duterte dared the United States on Friday to declare war against the Asian superpower and said that he would follow their lead if they do so. Duterte said this in a
As he faces increasing pressure from critics to protect the Philippines’ territories from China’s aggression, President Rodrigo Duterte dared the United States on Friday to declare war against the Asian superpower and said that he would follow their lead if they do so.
“There’s always America pushing us, egging us, ‘Go, go!’ They’re using me as bait [to get China]. What do you think of Filipinos, earthworms?” he said in a mix of English and Filipino. While Duterte has since cooled off and considers U.S. President Donald Trump a “good friend,” his warm relationship with China continues to be a subject of criticism.
Story continues“They left them to build it, now it’s all there. All the guns are there, all the missiles are mounted,” Duterte added.
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