A top Chinese diplomat will arrive in Manila on Wednesday to hold bilateral talks with his Philippine counterpart on managing maritime disputes, in a bid to “ease tensions.” | INQjacobreports /PDI
According to the Chinese foreign minister, the talks will take off from the “common understandings” reached by Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Marcos during the latter’s state visit to Beijing in January.
Marcos’ state visit to China had signaled Manila’s warming ties with Beijing but relations again cooled following a series of unfriendly acts by the latter in the West Philippine Sea, a portion of the South China Sea within the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone . In response, the Philippine government condemned China’s “acts of aggression,” which also prompted mention of the country’s mutual defense pact with the United States, Beijing’s rival in the disputed waters.
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