PhotoMr. Duterte, who is expected to visit Beijing this month, has made no secret of his worldview. And at some point, “I will break up with America.”Often after Mr. Duterte makes an over-the-top pronouncement, an aide emerges to walk it back. Mr. Duterte, 71, identifies himself as a socialist and views the West through the lens of the Cold War and the Philippines as the victim of historic American imperialism. But the recalibration also provides an opportunity to improve ties with China, the region’s biggest military power and largest economy. (The United States was third and Japan first.)

Source: New York Times October 09, 2016 19:07 UTC