States: China and Need Arms

states: What happened really there was just a few platforms where investments could come in, said Duterte, who has caused concerns in some quarters by embracing China and rejecting the United States after the longtime ally criticized his bloody anti-drugs campaign, according to The Japan Times. I want to be friends with China. In spontaneous remarks made after delivering a prepared speech at the Philippine Economic Forum on the second day of his three-day visit, Duterte said there were no talks about arms, about stationing of troops, and alliances, military or otherwise when he visited China to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping and other leaders last week. I do not need the arms. After weeks of hitting out against the United States for meddling in his country domestic affairs, and even cursing U.S. President Barack Obama, Duterte announced in Beijing that the Philippines would separate from the United States — only to clarify later that he did not mean severing ties but rather pursuing an independent foreign policy and lessening his country dependence on the United States. I do not want missiles established in my country, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.