Duterte cozies up to Putin, Xi
Duterte met Putin for the first time, but this is his second meeting with Xi as ties between the two countries imporve [Xinhua]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has once again denounced the US and other Western countries as bullies and hypocrites this time on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Peru, in what is only his latest slew of controversial remarks.
Duterte, meanwhile, hailed Russia as a “great country” after his first meeting with its head of state Vladimir Putin.