Duterte calls for US to attack China over South China Sea dispute
By John Bowden - 07/09/19 05:14 PM EDT
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called on the U.S.'s Seventh Fleet to engage Chinese forces in the South China Sea on Monday, arguing that America should support the Philippines with military force if China does not respect international shipping lanes.
CNN reported that Duterte made the comments to reporters Monday night, telling journalists that the U.S. should "bomb everything" controlled by China in the region unless China's government cedes control of the Spratly Islands and other land masses in the area over which the country claims control.
"I want the whole seventh fleet of the armed forces of United States of America there," he reportedly said.
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