manila/marawi city philippines philippine president rodrigo duterte eager credit new ally beijing death militant leader isnilon hapilon say chinese rifle fire bullet finish islamic state emir southeast asia smoke gun take region fear insurgent monday one 100 sniper rifle donate china duterte say although ranger unit conduct operation say shoot fire heavy weapon mount armor vehicle duterte huge fan chinese rifle take pot-shot direction militants marawi city recently address businessmen diplomats single ambassador zhao jianhua china support lead crucial kill would like officially inform ambassador zhao rifle kill hapilon sniper rifle make china duterte announce late thursday warm applause crowd version final hours life hapilon another rebel leader omarkhayam maute post facebook page member army scout rangers tell different story blow-by-blow account scout ranger book post day hapilon kill tell 8th scout ranger company engage militants aware rebel commanders among kill flee hostages tell soldier operate night use thermal image armor vehicle shoot kill hapilon come gun mount top accord account mention make chinese weapons snipers prior duterte remark two soldier vehicle tell cnn philippines fix weapon remote control general marawi command armor assets tell reuters fix weapons 50-calibre machine gun duterte make big effort befriend china frequently praise leadership contrast chide defense treaty ally unite state big source weapons expertise call hypocrisy treat country like dog ask gun kill hapilon colonel romeo brawner deputy commander marawi task force say could say sure troop use gun make unite state china others countries doubt smoke gun duterte laud china role rebel kill