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Duterte plays poker
Posted By Malcolm Davis on September 22, 2016 @ 14:30
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[1] killings: http://time.com/4478954/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-drug-war-vigilante-killing-deaths/
[2] known: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/what-does-rodrigo-duterte-mean-for-south-china-sea-tensions/
[3] courting: http://www.wsj.com/articles/duterte-signals-shift-in-u-s-philippine-military-alliance-1473774873
[4] decision: http://www.afr.com/news/world/rodrigo-duterte-seeks-arms-from-china-and-russia-20160914-grg2x8
[5] removal: http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/12/duterte-wants-u-s-special-forces-out-of-the-southern-philippines/
[6] cease: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-13/duterte-courts-china-for-weapons-ends-joint-patrols-with-u-s
[7] economic: http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1940708/philippine-presidential-front-runner-rodrigo-duterte-open
[8] inducements: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/07/18/moment-for-compromise-in-the-south-china-sea/
[9] visit: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/02/c_135655086.htm
[10] inwardly: https://www.stratfor.com/weekly/election-presidency-and-foreign-policy
[11] deployments: http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/how-will-china-react-to-the-gavel-coming-down-in-the-south-china-sea/
[12] unable to act strongly in the event of a challenge: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/report-china-could-make-big-move-the-south-china-starting-17350
[13] stymied: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/clinton-trump-foreign-policy_b_9767984.html
[14] wars: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/06/29/donald-trump-campaigns-by-threatening-china-trade-war-possibly-not-a-good-idea/#706b29532f71
[15] TPP: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/tpp-vs-rcep-america-china-battle-control-pacific-trade-14021
[16] RCEP: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trade-partnership-competition-tpp-vs-rcep/
[17] means: http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-truth-about-philippine-military-modernization-and-the-china-threat/
[18] internal: https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/special-report-issue-45-the-philippines-internal-and-external-security-challenges/SR45_Philippines.pdf
[19] Scarborough Shoal: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2003354/if-china-builds-scarborough-shoal-it-would-come-after
[20] Second Thomas Shoal: https://amti.csis.org/danger-at-the-second-thomas-shoal/