Philippine President: Philippine and China Relations is not just about the South China Sea dispute

[Global Times reporter Wu Ming] According to the Philippines Lapler News website reported on the 5th, Philippine President Marcos said on the same day that he hoped that his relationship with China was not just about the South China Sea dispute, but also emphasized that multilateral negotiation was needed when dealing with the conflict.

Philippine President Marcos Data Map. Picture source IC Photo

According to the Philippine GMA TV Network, Marcos confirmed at a press conference on the 5th that he would meet with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but did not disclose the specific timetable. He said: "Yes, I will meet him, and I have confidence that this trip will strengthen relations with China ... Of course, it will also find ways to solve the conflict between the two countries." Marcos said that the Philippines and China relations are not only the only relationship One dimension, "Let us carry out cultural exchanges, educational exchanges, and even military exchanges. If (to our relationship) is beneficial," "Let us do something else, so that we will make our relationship normally." According to Rapler News Network, Marcos also mentioned on Tuesday that Multilateral contact, ASEAN should actively serve its member states. He also said that the leaders of the Asia -Pacific countries "are important participants in regional geopolitics because they are all stakeholders."

According to media reports such as the Philippine News Agency, at the invitation of Film Foreign Minister Manlo, Wang Yi will officially visit the country from July 5th to 6th. After arriving in the Philippines on the evening of the 5th, Wang Yi is expected to meet with Filipino officials such as Marcos and Manlo on the 6th. The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Philippine and China Foreign Minister is expected to discuss extensive issues in bilateral meetings, focusing on the positive trend of maintaining and developing relations between the Philippines and China.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, in addition to a formal visit to many Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Wang Yi will also be invited to Indonesia to attend the G20 foreign minister meeting. After being agreed by the China and the United States, during the period of the Foreign Minister's meeting, Wang Yi will meet with US Secretary of State Brills. According to the Washington Post on the 5th, this will be the first face -to -face meeting since October last year. An anonymous official said that the main goal of the meeting was to strengthen the "guardrail" of bilateral relations, so that the competition was not overflow and causing misjudgment or confrontation.

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