China envoy says ties with Philippines to strengthen under Marcos Jr

Filipino activists hold placards during a Black Friday Protest amid the partial and unofficial results from the national election, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, on Friday, May 13, 2022. - Reuters

MANILA, May 13 (Reuters): Relations between the Philippines and China will become stronger under the South-East Asian country's incoming president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, China's ambassador to Manila has announced.

Marcos, the son and namesake of a former dictator, won an election this week by a landslide, a victory that could reshape his country's ties with both China and the United States.