Toshitaka TAKEUCHI    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement    Position   Professor
Date	2017/09/08
Title	“Bravado and Southeast Asian Anti-West Rhetoric in East Asian Relations”
Conference	JAPAN AND EAST ASIA IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE: CARVING A PATH FOR THE REGION
Location	Hotel Jen, Manila, Philippines
Conference Type	International
Lecture Type	Lecturer
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Publisher and common publisher	Darren Mangado
Details	Pres. Duterte of the Philippines may be coarse and controversial in his remarks. There were precedents in Sukarno of Indonesia and Mahatir of Malaysia. But, whatever their rhetoric, Japan was always there as an unwavering friend to provide signposts for them, including Duterte. This makes it possible for Duterte and the Philippines as a small state to use somewhat coarse rhetoric against major Western powers and to take advantage of China’s economic largess for its own benefits.