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MANILA, Philippines – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi revealed that China is committed to supporting President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” projects, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday. ).
In a statement, DFA said that Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. had a bilateral meeting this Saturday with Wang, as they “pledged to move forward with sustained policy dialogues, as well as economic cooperation and development projects. infrastructure”.
Also during the meeting, the DFA said that “Wang affirmed China’s commitment to support the president’s infrastructure initiative under the Build Build Build program.”
Duterte previously revealed that the China-backed projects will continue despite 24 Chinese state-owned companies being blacklisted by the United States due to the companies’ involvement in the recovery of the Philippine islands in the South China Sea.
One of the projects includes the Sangley Point International Airport project, a joint venture of Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp. and China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC), one of the US blacklisted companies.
Locsin and Wang also confirmed the establishment of a “fast track for urgently needed personnel exchanges between the two nations.”
This includes “the movement of essential official exchanges and personnel travel in crucial industries such as business and commerce, infrastructure, logistics, production and technical services,” said DFA.
Locsin’s official visit to China will be October 9-11 at the invitation of Wang, DFA said.
Locsin’s Chinese counterpart received him in Tengchong in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan.
/ MUF
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