President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to sign any treaty similar to the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with China or any other country, his spokesman said.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte rejected the idea of forging military alliances with other nations, particularly China.

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