BEIJING: China has not received any application for asylum from Philippines’ former President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Duterte’s trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.
The former president was arrested on March 11 at Manila’s main airport on his arrival from Hong Kong at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its probe into a “war on drugs” that defined his presidency.
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China says it has not received any asylum application from Philippines’ Duterte
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China says it has not received any asylum application from Philippines’ Duterte
- Philippines’ former President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays
China’s military to conduct live fire exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday
- A spokesperson for China’s Eastern Theatre said the drills are called “Just Mission 2025” and will focus on naval and airforce combat readiness and controlling key ports and other areas
BEIJING: China’s military will conduct live fire exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday, with a graphic demarcatating five zones surrounding the island that will be under sea and air space restrictions.
A spokesperson for China’s Eastern Theatre said the drills are called “Just Mission 2025” and will focus on naval and airforce combat readiness and controlling key ports and other areas.
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