26 October,2016 09:08 AM IST | | Agencies
Philippines’ president’s Rodrigo Duterte's anti-US rant continues, as he tells worried foreign businesses in his country to ‘pack up and leave’ if they wish to
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte (2nd R) shakes hands with supporters on his arrival in Tokyo on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Tokyo: President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to "pack up and leave", as he launched another anti-US tirade before flying to Japan to attract investments.
Duterte voiced outrage at comments made the previous day by top US envoy to Asia that his fiery rhetoric and crime war, which has claimed about 3,700 lives in 4 months, were bad for business.
"These Americans are really crazy. Their style is to walk here. They think they are somebodies," Duterte said.
He is in Japan for a 3-day visit that is aimed at building on two-way trade of more than $18 billion last year. He will meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and have an audience with emperor Akihito.
Though he retracted his statement of "separation" from the US, saying it did not mean he would "sever" ties and that the alliance would continue, his anti-American vitriol isn't over.
