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Sscmp.com on 2021-02-21 10:00

Duterte wants US$16 billion for VFA with American military. Fair price for a US ally in the South China Sea, or ‘extortion’?

Critics say ‘extortion’ won’t impress Biden; others think US$16 billion is value for money given the country’s strategic location.

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