国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Trump, Duterte rebuilding ties, but challenges remain
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animosity">animosity</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> "<span word="went">went</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="Brookings">Brookings</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Fellow">Fellow</span> <span word="Darrell">Darrell</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="style">style</span>," <span word="West">West</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="lobbed">lobbed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="great">great</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="extrajudicial">extrajudicial</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addicts">addicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>' <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="trumpeting">trumpeting</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gala">gala</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Echoing">Echoing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>, <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="Spokesman">Spokesman</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Roque">Roque</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="administrations">administrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>."</p>
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