The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China will sign an agreement during Pres. Marcos' state visit to China next week to open direct communication lines and avoid tensions in Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea, according to the DFA.
December 29, 2022 | 8:37 pmTHE FOREIGN ministers of the Philippines and China will sign an agreement during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China next week to open direct communication lines and avoid tensions in Philippine-claimed areas in the South China Sea, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs .
Mr. Marcos, 65, will visit China on Jan. 3 to 5, his first state visit for 2023 and the first outside of the Southeast Asian region. “In these meetings with Chinese leaders, the president will discuss the full range of our bilateral relations, both the positive aspects and the sensitive aspects of our relations, which includes the issues of the WPS and China’s activities in the areas.”
The Philippines will also renew the agreement on its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative of China, which the DFA said complements the infrastructure program of the Marcos administration.
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