#Philippine Leader's Inconsistent Policy on #SouthChinaSea Hurts #Manila
President Rodrigo Duterte’s mixed messages have left Manila unable to advance its own claims in the South China Sea, analysts say.
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President Rodrigo Duterte’s mixed messages have left Manila unable to advance its own claims in the South China Sea, analysts say.
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2/ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s mixed messages and “wild swings” in policy-making on the thorny South China Sea issue have cost Manila opportunities to make headway over its territorial claims in the waterway during his five years in power, analysts say.
3/ “Clearly, his handling of foreign policy is very personalistic & he thinks by being personally friendly & extolling personal friendships, he'll influence China’s behavior,” said Jay Batongbacal, director of the Maritime Affairs Institute at the University of the Philippines.
4/ “It doesn’t work that way, of course, because we’ve seen how despite 5 years of this style, China has not actually eased up on its activities in the West Philippine Sea & it only gives China an advantage because the mixed messaging plays into China’s narratives.”
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