Chinese President Xi Jinping said, China wants to deepen relations with the Philippines under incoming president Rodrigo Duterte. The country is seeking to revive bilateral ties strained by rising tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea. Since the election, Duterte has adopted a more conciliatory tone on the sea dispute than President Aquino, who brought China before an international arbitration tribunal over its claims to 80 percent of one of the world’s most […]