US EditionChina says it has not received any asylum application from Philippines' Duterte
- Rodrigo Duterte's lawyer confirmed that the former president did not apply for asylum in China, stating, "There was never an attempt on the side of the president to seek asylum."
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, "We have never received the so-called application for asylum" from Duterte or his family.
- Reports indicated that even if Duterte's arrest was deemed illegal, it would not impact the criminal proceedings against him.
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Can China grant asylum? Beijing says they didn't get Duterte's application
A day before the International Criminal Court (ICC) allowed the continuation of the probe into drug war and supposed Davao Death Squad killings under Rodrigo Duterte, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a big splash by meeting the former president at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing. This was back in July 2023 — a year into the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration, and the start of what would be the Philippines’ eventual turn back to Wash…
China had never received any asylum application from Duterte or his family: Chinese FM
When asked to confirm a recent media report that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte had requested asylum from China before being arrested by the International Criminal Court but was allegedly rejected, FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Duterte's visit to Hong Kong was a private vacation trip, and the Chinese government had never received any so-called asylum application from Duterte or his family.
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