菲律賓從俄羅斯找到愛

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting last week with Vladimir Putin in Russia signals Moscow's interest in playing a tricky role in the South China Sea sovereignty dispute which is dominated by China and America.

上週時菲律賓總統杜特地在俄國與普丁會面，反映出俄國政府有意在中國南海主權的爭議上扮演一個微妙的角色。現在的南海主權主要掌控在中國及美國的手中。

Duterte visited Russia from October 1 to Oct 5, to speak with Putin about increasing security and defence cooperation

杜特地在10/1-10/5時造訪俄國，和普丁討論雙方在安全及防禦上的合作。

Russia might offer to sell arms to the Philippines, experts say. Russian arms sales to the Philippines would reduce U.S. military influence in the sea but yet be handled in ways that avoid weakening the presence of Moscow’s decades-old friendship with Beijing.

專家表示，俄國可能會對菲律賓軍售，這樣一來便可減少美國在南海的軍事影響力，但又不會削弱俄國數十年來的盟友，也就是中國的影響力。