Chinese magazine names Duterte ‘Person of the Year’

Yazhou Zhoukan, a Chinese language international affairs magazine, has named President Rodrigo Duterte as their “Person of the Year.”

PERSON OF THE YEAR. Chinese international affairs magazine Yazhou Zhoukan named President Rodrigo Duterte as “Person of the Year”. Screenshot taken from RTV Malacañang

Executive Secretary Ernesto Abella made the announcement on Tuseday, January 3, in a press briefing held at Malacañang. He said that the award was given to the President based on his announcement of an independent foreign policy, which consists of distancing away from the United States and forging closer ties with China.

“The article also praises Duterte’s program of good governance and anti-corruption campaign as reason for his popularity among Filipinos,” he added.

Yazhou Zhoukan is a weekly international affairs magazine dubbed as the “Time magazine of the Chinese-speaking world.” It is distributed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Source: Philippine News Agency, ABS-CBN News, RTV Malacañang