Duterte, iginiit na ‘di kaya ng PH na makipagdigmaan sa China na isang ‘good friend’

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Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte

Binigyang diin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Miyerkules na hindi makipagdigmaan ang Pilipinas kontra China, sapagkat “good friend” umano ito ng bansa.

“For the record, we do not want war with China. China is a good friend. We owed it a big debt of gratitude, among others for the vaccines,” ani Duterte sa isang pre-recorded briefing.

“So China, let it be known, is a good friend and we do not want trouble with them especially a war,” giit nito.

Karamihan ng suplay ng bakuna kontra Covid-19 ng Pilipinas ay mula sa CoronaVac brand na gawa sa China.

Gayunpaman, sinabi ng Pangulo na bagama’t kaibigan umano ng bansa ang China, may mga bagay na hindi niya isusuko tulad ng teritoryo ng bansa.

Aniya, “But there are things which are not really subject to a compromise…  I hope they will understand, but I have the interest of my country also to protect. It might not really be an armed might, but it is really a claim of sovereignty which I cannot.”

Hindi umano niya papayagan ang militar na umalis sa West Philippine Sea bagama’t tutol dito ang China.

“That is ours. China must understand that if need be, we will — I don’t know what will happen next. We’ve done the legal [part],” giit ng Pangulo.

Samantala, noong Abril 25, inihayag naman ni dating Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio na tila isang “headless chicken” ang Malacañang pagdating sa isyu sa China.

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