"Just let me know."
"Thanks, but no thanks ..."
‘We can’t afford war’: Duterte recommends leaving South China Sea alone, Trump offers mediation
Philippines President Duterte recommended avoiding confrontation and leaving the situation in the disputed South China Sea “untouched.” Meanwhile, Trump says he is “good mediator” and offered to help with the regional dispute.
“We have to be friends, the other hotheads would like us to confront China and the rest of the world on so many issues,” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines capital, Manila, on Sunday.
“The South China Sea is better left untouched, nobody can afford to go to war,” the Philippines strongman said.
US President Donald Trump, on his first Asian tour as president, offered to take on the role of peacemaker in the longstanding territorial issue.
“If I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know,” Trump said at a meeting in Hanoi with his Vietnamese counterpart, Tran Dai Quang. He added that he is “a very good mediator and arbitrator.”
https://www.rt.com/news/409620-duter...uth-china-sea/