Philippine Media: Philippine and Middle Retail Railway Loan negotiations

[Global Times special reporter Huang Dongxing in the Philippines] The Philippine Daily Inquiry News reported on the 14th that the Philippine Ministry of Communications said on the same day that the department held talks with the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines and officially restarted the relevant negotiations of Chinese loan transportation projects.

According to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian met with the new Philippine Minister of Transportation, Bao Titta on August 11 to communicate on issues such as infrastructure cooperation in the Philippines. Ambassador Huang Xilian said that infrastructure cooperation is a highlight of the pragmatic cooperation between China and the Philippines. China is willing to strengthen the docking with the Philippine Ministry of Communications on the "good construction and more construction" plan, as always, to promote various pragmatic cooperation including infrastructure. China has an open attitude towards the cooperation between railways and other infrastructure and is willing to continue consultation with the Philippines.

The Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian met with the Philippines' new traffic minister Baotista on August 11.

President Marcos explicitly stated that he should fully promote the construction of railway projects. China and the Philippines have successfully carried out several project cooperation. In the future, the Philippines is willing to continue to cooperate with China to promote new progress in cooperation between railways and other infrastructure projects of the two countries.

According to reports, the Philippine Ministry of Communications said in a statement on the 14th that the two parties discussed the negotiation of restoring the main railway projects of Chinese loans. The two sides also discussed the maritime cooperation project, especially the Philippine Coast Guard and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Marine Police Corps. Maritime governance, safety supervision, and possible cooperation in the capacity building capacity of ship safety inspection.

The Duterte government in the Philippines withdrew the application for the construction of the Chinese loan railway project before the end of the term. Its successor Marcas came to the stage to re -negotiate with the former government and the Chinese railway construction plan, including Subick -Clark -Clark -Clark Railway projects, Mianlan Old Railway Projects, and the Philippine National Railway South Line long -distance railway project.

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