With just days to go before the Philippine elections, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to retain a big lead over his closest rival — the country’s current Vice President Leni Robredo.
However, during the presidential elections in 2016, Duterte was officially proclaimed the winner only three weeks after the polls.
"Marcos Jr. has historically enjoyed a warm relationship with Beijing and could want to woo China again, as well as attempt to launch more Beijing-backed infrastructure projects. But Beijing's enormous unpopularity in the Philippines could limit Marcos Jr.'s ability to work closely with China," Kurlantzick wrote.
One contentious issue in the relationship between China and the Philippines is the 2016 ruling on their territorial dispute over the South China Sea. The international tribunal in the Hague dismissed China's claims to much of the South China Sea and ruled that specific portions claimed by both countriesBut if Marcos tries to shift Manila toward Beijing, it might present a"serious problem" for regional security and U.S.
Sara Duterte is the incumbent president's daughter, who is currently a mayor of of the southern city of Davao.
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