{"id":153536,"date":"2018-02-20T00:56:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T05:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=153536"},"modified":"2018-02-20T00:56:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T05:56:14","slug":"duterte-jokes-china-can-make-ph-its-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/20\/duterte-jokes-china-can-make-ph-its-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte jokes: China can make PH its province"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte SIMEON CELI JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the middle of the developments between the Philippines and China in the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea, the President threw in a joke about the country being a province of the Red Dragon.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday was talking to some Chinese-Filipino businessmen about Chinese President Xi Jinping when he added it in jest.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a man of honor. They can even make us \u2018Philippines, province of China,\u2019 we will even avail of services for free,\u201d the President joked, according to a report by PhilStar.<\/p>\n

Duterte was praising Xi saying, \u201cI respect Xi Jinping, they assured they will not build anything on Scarborough.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also added that he is willing to share the Philippine\u2019s oil resources with China.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are already rich and besides, we are already a province, province of Philippines, Republic of China. The nearest is Fujian,\u201d the report further quoted the President, who pointed that the Philippines can get two-thirds of the oil for the said reason.<\/p>\n

Taiwan, which the Asian giant considers to be part of its territory, was also mentioned by Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust let Taipei be. It\u2019s very small. Let it float there. If you get the Philippines, you won\u2019t have a problem,\u201d he further said.<\/p>\n

On the topic, the report also included that the Philippine president mentioned the militarization of the Chinese in the West Philippine Sea, but defended this move.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really intended for those who China thinks will destroy them and that is America. We are not part of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte then added, \u201cThere\u2019s negotiations for joint exploration. Can you beat that? Ignore the missiles there. They are not for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apart from China’s militarization of its man-made islands in the West Philippine Sea, some other developments include China naming\u00a0five undersea features in the Philippine Rise (formerly known as Benham Rise).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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