Duterte seeks Chinese coronavirus vaccine, rules out US bases in Philippines

President Rodrigo Duterte told lawmakers on Monday he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help the Philippines get priority access to a Covid-19 vaccine, as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic that has battered the economy.In his annual State of the Nation Address, Duterte said: “Four days ago I made a plea to Xi Jinping. Can we be one of the first to have it … or can we buy it?”Infections in the Philippines rose to 82,040 on Monday with 1,945 dead, while just over 26,000…

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