 "How the Philippines is joined at the hip with the US")
From trade dependence to money from workers abroad, the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte can hardly afford to pick a fight with the US, given his country's ties to the world's largest economy.
Duterte made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. In his debut on the international stage and just days before he was due to meet President Barack Obama at a regional summit in Laos, Duterte made offensive comments aimed at the US leader that prompted Washington to cancel the meeting. Here is a chart that demostrates the Philippines'economic relations with the US:
Duterte made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. In his debut on the international stage and just days before he was due to meet President Barack Obama at a regional summit in Laos, Duterte made offensive comments aimed at the US leader that prompted Washington to cancel the meeting. Here is a chart that demostrates the Philippines'economic relations with the US:
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