Xi calls for steady and long-term development of China-Philippines ties

President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug 29, 2019. - Xinhua

BEIJING, Aug 28 (Xinhua): China stands ready to work with the Philippines to keep bilateral relations on the right track and achieve steady and long-term development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday (Aug 27).

In a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, Xi said China attaches great importance to relations with the Philippines, and supports the Philippine side in firmly upholding an independent foreign policy of peace.