The bombastic president said he would be willing to support Washington if war broke out with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte once again demonstrated his unconventional style of global diplomacy on Monday, calling on the U.S. to declare war on China over tensions in the South China Sea.
The Philippines is one of five nations whose claims in the South China Sea overlap with Beijing's. The area contains rich fishing grounds, vital shipping routes and potential natural resources, but China has dismissed competing claims and enforced its control there by building aChinese expansion in the South China Sea.
"When they enter the South China Sea, I will enter," he said."I will ride with the American who goes there first. Then I will tell the Americans, 'Okay, let's bomb everything.'"
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