By comparing these figures, Pew seems to suggest that China and the US are engaging in a popularity contest in the Philippines

The white paper, the first after Japan's security legislation went into effect in March, played up the so-called "gray zone" situations, or neither pure peacetime nor contingencies over territory, sovereignty and economic interests

The report finds that people in the Philippines still like the US and have confidence in its leader, President Donald Trump

"Without implementing these, we also will consider it as noncompliance with the resolution," Nebenzia said, Reuters reported

"I'm very happy to work on the advancement of science in China