INCOMING President Rodrigo Duterte may be the key to the thawing of frosty ties between the Philippines and China, analysts said on Thursday.

Professor Jay Batongbakal, director of the University of the Philippines’ Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, said a recent exchange of friendly remarks between the countries’ leaders ushers in the possibility of better ties.

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