Philippines: Walking the tightrope between US and China in the South China Sea

Hasnain Malik

Strategy & Head of Equity Research @ Tellimer Research

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4 May 2021

• Expletive-filled tweet from Philippines's foreign secretary on Chinese maritime incursion diluted by President Duterte

• Latest reminder of the tightrope between the US and China that most South and Southeast Asian countries walk

• Philippines economy needs China for inward investment and offshore gas exploration while its military relies on US ties

Hasnain Malik

Strategy & Head of Equity Research @ Tellimer Research

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4 May 2021

4 May 2021

Published byTellimer Research

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