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Philippine President threatens Beijing of ‘suicide missions’ after hundreds of Chinese ships swarmed Thitu Island

Philippine President threatens Beijing of 'suicide missions' after hundreds of Chinese ships swarmed Thitu Island

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to send his troops on a “suicide mission” if Beijing doesn’t “lay off” a Manila-occupied island in the South China Sea. Duterte’s speech at a rally in the city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan came days after the Philippine government claimed as many as …

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