Philippines ready for more Belt and Road projects with China: Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/afp/04/25/20190425-duterte-xi-jinping-beijing-afp-2.jpg"/><figcaption>President Duterte, who is in China for the second Belt and Road Forum, said he wants to “bolster” Manila’s engagements with Beijing during his bilateral meeting with Li. <em>Kenzaburo Fukuhara, Pool/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—The Philippines is ready to pursue more projects with China under the Belt and Road Initiative, President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese Premier Li Kequiang Thursday.</p><p>Duterte, who is in China for the second Belt and Road Forum, said he wants to “bolster” Manila’s engagements with Beijing during his bilateral meeting with Li.</p><p>“The Philippines’ continued participation in this forum is an acknowledgment of the vision of a global connectivity for shared prosperity,” the President said in his opening remarks during the meeting.</p><p>“For the signing of the MOU (memorandum of understanding) on cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Philippines is ready to pursue more projects with China.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Duterte now holding bilateral talks with Premier Li Keqiang at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing (Photos courtesy: Malacanang) <a href="https://t.co/DA0wxgpPI4">pic.twitter.com/DA0wxgpPI4</a></p>— Pia Gutierrez (@pia_gutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/pia_gutierrez/status/1121353702898421761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>China’s Belt and Road Initiative plans to connect Beijing to the rest of Asia, Africa, and Europe through a series of ports, railways, roads, and industrial parks.</p><p>If fully realized, the global infrastructure plan could set the stage for the world economic landscape in the years to come.</p><p>Earlier in the day, Duterte also held a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping where he touted “high-quality” projects with China as he sought for Manila’s inclusion in the Belt and Road Forum.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/25/19/duterte-touts-high-quality-projects-with-china-in-xi-meeting">Duterte touts ‘high-quality’ projects with China in Xi meeting</a></li></ul><p>Duterte, who veered away from the Philippines’ oldest ally the United States at the start of his presidency, is visiting China for the fourth time in his 3-year-old presidency.</p><p>His visit comes at the heels of rising tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed areas in the South China Sea.</p><p>Duterte had set aside Manila&#x27;s victory from a United Nations-backed international court which invalidated China’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea in exchange forcloser ties with Asia’s largest economy.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/04/24/19/courting-china-again-whats-on-the-line-for-duterte-in-beijing-return">Courting China again: What’s on the line for Duterte in Beijing return</a></li></ul>

<p>Duterte, who is in China for the second Belt and Road Forum, said he wants to “bolster” Manila’s engagements with Beijing.</p>

Duterte, who is in China for the second Belt and Road Forum, said he wants to “bolster” Manila’s engagements with Beijing.

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Philippines ready for more Belt and Road projects with China: Duterte

Philippines ready for more Belt and Road projects with China: Duterte

Arianne Merez,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 25, 2019 09:26 PM PHT

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