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Chinese envoy congratulates Marcos, confident of 'stronger' China-PH ties

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand " Marcos="" Jr.="" Chinese="" embassy="" handout="" photo="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/01/25/bombongchina.jpg"/><figcaption>Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. Chinese embassy <em>handout photo/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - China&#x27;s ambassador to the Philippines has congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his victory in the presidential election, expressing confidence that ties between the two nations would be &quot;stronger&quot;, a statement said Thursday.</p><p>&quot;I have no doubt that under the next administration, our bilateral relations will only become stronger, our peoples closer and our cooperation deeper and wider,&quot; Huang Xilian said in the statement.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/20/21/chinese-envoy-fawns-over-marcos-jr">Chinese envoy fawns over Marcos Jr. in embassy event</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/11/22/balancing-act-between-china-us-in-new-marcos-era-in-ph">Balancing act between China, US in new Marcos era in the Philippines</a></li></ul><p>Marcos, popularly known as Bongbong, secured more than half of the votes in Monday&#x27;s election to win the presidency by a wide margin and cap a remarkable comeback for his family.</p><p>He and his running mate Sara Duterte, who also won the vice presidential race in a landslide, have embraced key policies of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, including his position on China.</p><p>Under Duterte, Manila&#x27;s previously frosty relations with Beijing warmed as the authoritarian firebrand set aside an international ruling on the South China Sea in exchange for promises of trade and investment.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/16/22/bongbong-on-us-china-conflict-you-want-to-be-friends-with-anyone">Bongbong on US-China conflict: &#x27;You want to be friends with anyone&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/25/22/marcos-jr-vows-to-pursue-bilateral-deal-with-china">Marcos Jr. vows to pursue bilateral deal with China on West PH Sea issue</a></li></ul><p><br/>China claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea and has ignored the 2016 ruling by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration that its historical claim is without basis.</p><p>It has reinforced its stance by building artificial islands over some contested reefs and installing weapons on them.</p><div><strong>amj/ser</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/07/22/what-can-people-expect-from-a-marcos-jr-presidency">What can people expect from a Marcos Jr. presidency?</a></li></ul>

China's ambassador to the Philippines has congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr for his victory in the presidential election, expressing confidence that ties between the two nations would be 'stronger', a statement said Thursday.