Cold air blows from China as Manila pivots back to its traditional ally, the US. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING – China’s President Xi Jinping told former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to continue to promote cooperation between Manila and Beijing, after bilateral relations cooled with Mr Duterte’s successor seeking closer ties with Washington.
“I hope you will continue to play an important role in the friendly cooperation ,” state media cited Mr Xi as saying during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday. The Philippines and the US reaffirmed a decades-old security alliance during a trip by Mr Marcos to the US in May, where he met with President Joe Biden, who said theWashington has pledged to defend the Philippines, which allowed the US access to four additional military bases in 2023, angering Beijing.
China has always insisted on being friendly with its neighbours, which it sees as its partners, Mr Xi said, without commenting on the state of current bilateral ties.
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