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China Report ASEAN: The development of relations between China and the Philippines has reached a new stage. What is your opinion on its current state?

Huang Xilian: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have placed considerable effort on improving bilateral relations in recent years, so the two countries have maintained peace and friendship, expanded economic and trade cooperation and increased people-to-people exchanges. These efforts have propelled the steady development of our friendship.

President Xi and President Duterte have met eight times since 2016, and high-level interactions between the two countries have been very frequent, giving powerful impetus to bilateral relations. China and the Philippines