PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would continue the Philippines’ pivot toward China despite a change in leadership in the White House.

Speaking to reporters in Davao City following his official visit to Malaysia, Duterte said he would pursue an “independent foreign policy” geared toward China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

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