It clearly suggests that one's gain is another's lossMeanwhile, two-thirds say having a strong economic relyabo客户端客户端下载ationship with China is more important for ties between the two nations, while only 28 percent say being tough with China on territorial disputes is more vitalHis tough rhetoric on the US and softened rhetoric on China, especially compared with his predecessor Aquino III, has worried many in the USThe report finds that people in the Philippines still like the US and have confidence in its leader, President Donald TrumpThe US was believed to be fully behind the scenes when the Philippines, under President Benigno Aquino III, filed the arbitration suit in 2013 against China in a tribunal in The Hague, a case in which China had refused to participateyabo客户端客户端下载By comparing these figures, Pew seems to suggest that China and the US are engaging in a popularity contest in the Philippines