Power Play is a weekly column that looks at various facets of US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
The United States and China are quietly playing the board, as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte winds down his tumultuous six-year reign, and political houses here begin moving pieces to get a shot at his throne.
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