Philippine leader tells Filipinos in Vietnam that military drill with US in October will be the last during his term.
President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the military exercises between the Philippines and the United States scheduled for October will be the last under his administration.
Duterte made the announcement on Wednesday during his official visit to Vietnam, signalling a shift away from an alliance that is one of the oldest in Asia.
"You [US] are scheduled to hold war games, which China does not want. I will serve notice to you now that this will be the last military exercise. Jointly, Philippines [and] the US? Last one," Duterte said in a speech to the Filipino community in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.
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