Philippine and Chinese officials kicked off their back-to-back consultative meetings on Thursday to discuss the different aspects of Manila-Beijing relations, including the South China Sea dispute.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong led their respective delegations during the meeting, which focused on the overall relations between the two countries, and a follow-up on the"consensus" made during the meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping in January.
“In light of this fast-changing international landscape, China stands ready to work with countries in the neighborhood including the Philippines to enhance our solidarity, cooperation, communication, and coordination to jointly uphold our shared interests for peace and stability of the region,” Sun added.
“Maritime issues do not constitute the whole of our relations as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on more than one occasion. We should be using the Foreign Ministry Consultations more often,” Lazaro said. “We look forward to utilizing these consultations to implement the consensus between our two leaders during the highly successful state visit last January.
As the world’s second-largest economy, China said it has made plans for its targets and tasks for this year’s economic and social development.
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