Marcos, Xi agree to boost ties, consult on maritime issues

MANILA, 05 January 2023, (TON): Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to boost bilateral ties as their countries signed 14 cooperation agreements after meeting in Beijing.

Marcos’s two-day visit is his first to China since becoming president in June. It comes amid renewed tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea and as the two nations try to recover from economic crises linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are hoping that after the pandemic becomes more manageable, that we will not only return to the path that we were on before the pandemic, but that we even build up to greater heights,” Marcos said during his meeting with Xi, as quoted in a statement by his office.

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