Philippines' Duterte sees Sino-Philippine ties to "bloom like a flower"

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao City, the Philippines, April 9, 2018. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that he foresees the relations between China and the Philippines to "bloom into something like a big and beautiful flower" in the coming months. (Xinhua/Yuan Mengchen)