The Philippines top envoy minced no words in telling the Chinese to get out of its waters in the South China Sea, cussing at its neighbor for failing to reciprocate its goodwill. “China, my friend, how politely can I put it?” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro M. Locsin, Jr. tweeted on Monday. “What are you doing to our friendship?” “We’re trying. You. You’re like an ugly oaf forcing your attention on a handsome guy who wants to be a friend; not to father a Chinese province,” he added.

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