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mo4ch:>Duterte threatens to ‘declare war’ on Canada over long-running trash dispute | Mo4ch News

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to declare war with Canada amid a long-standing diplomatic dispute between the two nations over Canadian waste that was illegally dumped in his country five years ago.“I want a boat prepared. I’ll give a warning to Canada maybe next week that they better pull that thing out or I will set sail [there]," Duterte said, railing against the North American nation, following a briefing to discuss a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Luzon on Monday."We’ll declare war against them… We’ll fight with Canada. We can take them down. I’ll return their trash just wait and see,” he added, alleging that Canada was treating his country like a “dumpsite.”Also on rt.comDuterte sees China as a menacing friend, ever since US failed to deliver promised armsSome 103 shipping containers of household waste, plastic bottles and bags, and used adult diapers were shipped to the Philippines between 2013 and 2014, under the presidency of Benigno Aqui…