The Philippines' president is trying to cozy up to China, but his bloody drug war may undermine his efforts

REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has attracted international criticism for the bloodshed driven by the war on drugs he launched when he took office nearly four months ago. And he has caused more worry in Washington, DC, through his repudiation of ties with the US and seeming embrace of China — a move that has stirred concern among the Philippines' neighbors in the region and among US policymakers as they try to respond to China's growing influence and assertiveness in ...