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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 20: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People on October 20, 2016 in Beijing, China. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on a four-day state visit to China, his first since taking power in late June, with the aim of improving bilateral relations. (Photo by Wu Hong-Pool/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 20: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People on October 20, 2016 in Beijing, China. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is on a four-day state visit to China, his first since taking power in late June, with the aim of improving bilateral relations.  (Photo by Wu Hong-Pool/Getty Images)

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 20, 2016. Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi on October 20, state media said, as the Philippines leader seeks closer ties with the Asian giant while blasting his US allies. / AFP / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 20, 2016. 
Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi on October 20, state media said, as the Philippines leader seeks closer ties with the Asian giant while blasting his US allies. / AFP / POOL / WU HONG        (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images)

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (3rd R) shakes hands with Chinese Primier Li Keqiang (2nd L) in front of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L), Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (C), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 19th ASEAN-China Summit to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations in Vientiane on September 7, 2016. ASEAN leaders gather in Vientiane for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits held between September 6 to 8. / AFP / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (3rd R) shakes hands with Chinese Primier Li Keqiang (2nd L) in front of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L), Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (C), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 19th ASEAN-China Summit to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations in Vientiane on September 7, 2016.
ASEAN leaders gather in Vientiane for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits held between September 6 to 8. / AFP / NOEL CELIS        (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 20, 2016. Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi on October 20, state media said, as the Philippines leader seeks closer ties with the Asian giant while blasting his US allies. / AFP / POOL / WU HONG (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images)

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 20, 2016. 
Duterte met with his Chinese counterpart Xi on October 20, state media said, as the Philippines leader seeks closer ties with the Asian giant while blasting his US allies. / AFP / POOL / WU HONG        (Photo credit should read WU HONG/AFP/Getty Images)