DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 June) – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that the Philippines could become a “battleground” if the brewing tension between the United States and China […]
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that the Philippines could become a “battleground” if the brewing tension between the United States and China progresses to war.
The former President, a known critic of Washington who pivoted to China during his term from 2016 to 2022, warned that the Philippines “would be caught in a crossfire if China would attack US military installations in the country,” once war breaks out between the two military superpowers. Duterte noted that the relationship between US and China has been strained because of the issue on Taiwan.
Duterte said the Philippines is an important “buffer zone” for the US, as the Chinese forces would need to move past US military installations in the Philippines before reaching US territories in the Pacific and on to the mainland.
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