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There is no place where US President Donald Trump is more popular than the Philippines. AFP
There is no place where US President Donald Trump is more popular than the Philippines. AFP
Across Asia there are crowds who can't get enough of Donald Trump
Populism in the East has been fuelled by the need for an all-powerful father figure and the fear of a rising China