The Philippines’ president has flown into Beijing, telling his hosts he wants to make friends not war, as China signalled its support for Manila’s brutal crackdown on drugs.
Rodrigo Duterte has brought a 400-strong business delegation on the three-day state visit designed to secure billions of dollars of investment and to repair relations with the world’s second biggest economy.
Those accompanying the controversial populist, who will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, include the shipping billionaire Enrique Razon and the shopping mall magnate Hans Sy.
