国际英语资讯:Philippine president ends visit to Japan with blistering remarks against ally_时事

国际英语资讯:Philippine president ends visit to Japan with blistering remarks against ally

He also told a press conference after his meeting with Abe that he would seek peaceful settlement of maritime disputes including the South China Sea issue.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a press briefing in Beijing Thursday that Duterte's recent remarks during his visit to Japan accord with the consensus he reached with Chinese leaders during his China visit last week.

Besides the South China Sea issue, the outspoken Philippine leader also baffled Japan with his comments on the United States.

According to local reports, Japan had hoped to bring the Philippines back to "the U.S.-Japan camp" through direct communication with the president during his stay in Japan.

However, Duterte continued to voice his dissatisfaction with Washington. "I want to prove to everybody, the Philippines has a dignity," he said, reiterating that the United States treated his country like "a dog on a leash."

He also wanted all foreign military troops out of the Philippines "probably in the next two years."

Mentioning the U.S. colonial control of the Philippines over half a century, Duterte said he would pursue an independent foreign policy and the Philippines will "survive" without U.S. assistance.

Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III signed an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the U.S. in 2014, which allowed the return of U.S. troops to the Philippines after the country expelled U.S. soldiers in the 1990s.