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ASEAN2017 Chair Duterte Defies Western Line of Invoking UNCLOS Ruling vs. China

The current chairman of the ASEAN Summit 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, is defying Western pressure to invoke the Hague Tribunal UNCLOS ruling that is aimed at controlling China’s energy and trade route in the South China Sea. Continue reading ASEAN2017 Chair Duterte Defies Western Line of Invoking UNCLOS Ruling vs. China