00:00Reacting to Philippine news reports that former President Rodrigo Duterte sought asylum in
00:07China but was rejected, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiaqiong says,
00:12We have never received the so-called application for asylum to the Chinese
00:15government from former President Rodrigo Duterte or his family.
00:19This nearly two years after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Philippine President
00:24Rodrigo Duterte in July 2023, a day before the International Criminal Court
00:29decided to continue investigating Duterte's alleged crimes.
00:32Duterte's close aides also denied there was an attempt to seek asylum in China,
00:37while Malacanang said it had no knowledge of any asylum request.
00:41China does not have a national asylum law or system.
00:44As of this posting, Beijing remains silent about Duterte's arrest and transfer to the ICC.
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