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Duterte says he might sell islands to China 'if PH gets very rich'
Duterte says he might sell islands to China 'if PH gets very rich'
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 10, 2017 05:18 PM PHT
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Updated Apr 10, 2017 05:36 PM PHT
Before flying to the Middle East, President Rodrgio Duterte said he may consider selling Philippine islands in the South China Sea to Beijing if the country gets "very rich."
Before flying to the Middle East, President Rodrgio Duterte said he may consider selling Philippine islands in the South China Sea to Beijing if the country gets "very rich."
"And maybe when we get rich, very rich I can sell the land to you inyo na, when the spectacle of a war is gone," he said.
"And maybe when we get rich, very rich I can sell the land to you inyo na, when the spectacle of a war is gone," he said.
Duterte allayed China's concerns over his order to the military to occupy islands in the South China Sea.
Duterte allayed China's concerns over his order to the military to occupy islands in the South China Sea.
"We are just there to claim the island for us because that is really ours and I have ordered the AFP to build structures there to signify atin ito."
"We are just there to claim the island for us because that is really ours and I have ordered the AFP to build structures there to signify atin ito."
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"For the information of China we will not place there any offensive weapons, not even one gun," he said.
"For the information of China we will not place there any offensive weapons, not even one gun," he said.
ABS-CBN News, April 10, 2017
ABS-CBN News, April 10, 2017
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