Duterte: I am 'inutile' in face of Chinese aggression in S. China Sea SONA2020
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he was "inutile" and "cannot do anything" in the face of Beijing's continued aggression in the South China Sea, parts of which are also claimed by Manila.
The Philippines should "just cool off" and pursue "diplomatic endeavors" to counter China's sweeping claims to the resource-rich waterway "unless we are prepared to go to war," Duterte said in his fifth State of the Nation Address. "China is claiming it, we are claiming it. China has the arms. We do not have it so it’s simple as that. They are in possession of the property… So what can we do? We have to go to war, and I cannot afford it. Maybe some other President can, but I cannot," Duterte said.
"Inutil ako d’yan and I’m willing to admit it. Talagang inutil ako d’yan, walang magawa," he added..
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