Duterte aligns Philippines with China, says U.S. has lost

[Dave Hounddriver]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-philippines-idUSKCN12K0AS

This is a serious change from the status quo.  USA is out.  China is in.  Duterte sends message that:

"I've realigned myself in your ideological flow and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to (President Vladimir) Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world - China, Philippines and Russia. It's the only way," Duterte told his Beijing audience.

Comments?

[Dave Hounddriver]

I am wondering how many expats, it any, will decide its now time to put the exit plan into play?

[Jollygoodfellow]

30 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

and tell him that there are three of us against the world - China, Philippines and Russia

lol, what with the Philippines 10 row boats and half a dozen hand me downs plus 10 or 20 muskets. 

[Reboot]

 

31 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

I am wondering how many expats, it any, will decide its now time to put the exit plan into play?

What difference does it make?

Edited October 20, 2016 by Reboot

[Happyhorn52]

Tell Duterte to take a look at Cuba and tell us how that worked out.

[BrettGC]

I can't see how this would make any difference to any expats lives unless they changed any laws directly related to it.  He's never said this is the case and his history in Davao is proof of this.  Just because he's aligning himself with the soon to be biggest economy in the world does not mean it's the end of the world for expats.  So he's anti-American government foreign policy and pro-China; it's not the end of the world from where I'm sitting.  I'm indifferent as long as it doesn't affect how I live when I'm there.  

[Happyhorn52]

This only impacts US expats as the average American doesn't have a clue where the Philippines is. Can anyone tell me what the US gets from the Philippines? Plenty of beaches in California and Florida! 

Edited October 20, 2016 by Happyhorn52

[BrettGC]

Most of my expat friends in PH are there because they're over the parochial, patriotic, nationalistic garbage.  They just want to have a life where they care about the things that matter.  That applies to my mates in Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia, Indonesia etc as well. As previously stated, unless they change the laws as to how we live there why would we give a shit about how it pans out on a world scale?

Edited October 20, 2016 by BrettGC

[Reboot]

12 minutes ago, Happyhorn52 said:

Tell Duterte to take a look at Cuba and tell us how that worked out.

Duterte may or may not become a dictator, but one thing he is not is a totalitarian.

[Reboot]

Duterte is talking about making US visitors get a visa. He complained that Filipinos must to visit the US, and he was once questioned when he wanted to visit a girlfriend in the US, so fair is fair in his words.