Filipinos approve of Duterte's handling of both the U.S. and China of the way President Rodrigo Duterte is shandling relations with
The Philippines is one of 16 official major non-NATO allies of the U.S. The two countries have maintained a strong military relationship for decades, but Duterte has made it a point to court the favor of China, sometimes at the cost of distancing his country from the U.S. Duterte’s balancing act between the two powers has received mostly positive reviews: 63% of Filipinos approve of his handling of relations with the U.S. and 53% approve of how he’s handled relations with China.
Filipinos approve of Duterte's handling  | of both the U.S. and China  | of the way President Rodrigo Duterte is shandling  | relations with  | Disapprove  | Approve  | US  | 33%  | 63%  | China 43  | 53  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey 0122a  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 