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Asia Today (18/9/2016)

President Rodrigo Duterte at the Philippine Air Force headquarters in Pasay city, Philippines, on Tuesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte at the Philippine Air Force headquarters in Pasay city, Philippines, on Tuesday. Source: Bullit Marquez/Associated Press

A rash of anti-American outbursts from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has jolted U.S. allies in Asia, raising doubts about his commitment to a U.S.-led military alliance seeking to counter an increasingly assertive Chinawhile leaving Beijing wary as well.


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A rash of anti-American outbursts from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has jolted U.S. allies in Asia, raising doubts about his commitment to a U.S.-led military alliance seeking to counter an increasingly assertive Chinawhile leaving Beijing wary as well.


The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has called for the withdrawal of US special forces from islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants.


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