LIMA, Peru: President Rodrigo Duterte debuted on the world stage on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) with a pledge to support a China-led development of Asia while opening a new gateway to Europe through Russia.

Duterte met for the first time with his “hero” Russian President Vladimir Putin, lashing out at the West for its “hypocrisy” and “bullying” of small nations like the Philippines.

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