title: The Patron-Client Concept in Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines
abstract: Over the past few years, bilateral relations between China and the Philippines have changed dramatically; all thanks to the presidential election won by Rodrigo Duterte in mid-2016, who focused on improving relations with China, at the expense of the United States. Given the characteristics of rapprochement between these countries, their bilateral relations will be presented based on an analysis of the patron-client concept. This concept is built on the dyadic relationship between participants w
journal: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego eBooks