"The current administration seems to have adopted a policy of defeatism and a mindset of non-enforcement of the award," he added. READ: A year of walking with ChinaDuterte has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping thrice since the issuance of the arbitral ruling. It was only during his second visit to Beijing in May that Duterte was able to raise the arbitral ruling to his counterpart. Duterte claimed that Xi threatened that to go to war if the Philippines drills for oil in the disputed waters. The Philippines also failed to raise the arbitral ruling at the start of its bilateral discussions with China.

Source: Philippine Star July 12, 2017 05:26 UTC