Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
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China is at crux of clash of Philippine presidential dynasties
Arroyo and Dutertes pull away in discomfort with Marcos' Western pivot
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, has been warming up to the West in a sharp pivot from his Beijing-leaning predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, right. (Pool via Reuters)
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