Is President Duterte being friendly to China or Hes just playing safe and dont want to mess with them because we might start world war 3? I think President Duterte is being friendly to China because of drugs. He dont want to mess with them because it might affect his business. You know China is also known for selling drugs and illegal businesses. They distributed tons of meths in the Philippines before and until now, probably. Its just my speculation. How 'bout you?