MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing this week to work out an oil and gas deal in the South China Sea, after the presence of Chinese ships near Philippine waters has strained ties between their countries.
Under pressure at home to confront China, Duterte insists that he will address his country's 2016 victory in an international court ruling that rejected China's expansive ownership claims over the South China Sea when he discusses joint development of resources with Xi on Thursday.
