FOCUS: Duterte's China appeasement makes pushback difficult for Manila

As outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's foreign policy has largely been defined by his appeasement of China, experts warn this could make it harder for his successor to push back and reverse China's territorial advances in the South China Sea.Duterte, who will step down on June 30 as he is barred by the Constitution from seeking another six-year term, has taken an accommodating stance toward Beijing's incursions in waters claimed by Manila, in exchange for promised investments from China.The Philippines and China have overlapping claims in the South China Sea, areas believed to b…READ FULL ARTICLE