1 / 6Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, (right) and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo shake hands during the welcome ceremony prior to their bilateral meeting at the Diamond Hotel on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Manila, Philippines. (Gerard Carreo/Pool Photo via AP)
2 / 6The Philippines’ foreign minister on Saturday said his nation’s differences with China in the South China Sea are not the sum total of relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreo, Pool)
3 / 6They pledged to work together to resolve their maritime differences in the South China Sea, where the two have competing claims, and to deepen bilateral ties.(AP photo)
4 / 6China’s visit comes just weeks after the Philippines announced the location of four additional US military bases, two of which are facing the north towards Taiwan.(AP Photo/Gerard Carreo, Pool)
5 / 6The two countries also agreed to continue the tradition of friendship, deepen cooperation and properly resolve differences. (Gerard Carreo/Pool Photo via AP)
6 / 6Talks between the countries mark the latest in a series of high-level meetings of the Philippines with leaders of the United States and China as the two superpowers battle for strategic advantage in the Indo-Pacific.
Source: Indian Express
