Military cooperation between the Philippines and the United States will “seriously endanger regional peace and stability,” the Chinese Embassy in Manila said. | DFernandezINQ
Nuland earlier asked whether China’s promisesThe Chinese embassy said: “Economy and trade cannot flourish without a peaceful and stable regional environment. However, some Americans claim that the four additional military sites in the Philippines to which US forces would have access under the EDCA would bring ‘economic opportunities, jobs’ to their host communities, and discredit China-Philippines economic cooperation at the same time.
“Such remarks are in total ignorance of the Philippine people’s pursuit of peace, cooperation, and development as well as China-Philippines helping each other in developing economy, improving people’s livelihood, and increasing employment,” it continued.China noted that about 40 government-to-government cooperation projects have been accomplished or are in progress in the Philippines.
It further said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China resulted in 14 intergovernmental cooperation deals.of intention of investment and trade amounting to $22.8 billion and procurement plans worth almost $2.1 billion.Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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