Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's accommodation with China is conflict defusing

Philippine's Deal With China on Disputed Sea Pokes Hole in U. S. Strategy is an unnecessarily provocative headline.  Hopefully our strategy is not to deny reality and resist China's expansion of power and influence. Rather we face it and accommodate. As odious as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may be to our sensibilities his recent visit and accommodation with China has a positive conflict defusing effect.