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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his sincere appreciation for the timely help given by China in the Philippines’ fight against terrorism, saying one of the rifles donated by China was the one that had been used to kill ISIS Southeast Asia emir Isnilon Hapilon. At the opening of the bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Malacanang, Duterte asked the Chinese Prime Minister to relay his message of gratitude and “warm feelings” […]
(Eagle News) — Nurturing a peaceful co-existence within the ASEAN region. This was the goal of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan, Korea, and China during the 20th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Commemorative Summit on Tuesday, November 14. President Rodrigo Duterte, chairman of the 31st ASEAN Summit, urged his fellow ASEAN leaders and three dialogue partners, Japan, China and Korea, to continue nurturing a peaceful co-existence within the region. “I urge […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang expressed China’s commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), saying that China as well as the ASEAN want to promote peace, solidarity in a region once marked by uncertainty. The South China Sea issue was not specifically raised in Li’s remarks, but he stressed that what his country wants with the ASEAN is “friendly relations” as well as a “strategic partnership.” -Divide bridged by […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after his official visits to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, saying that he is now more convinced that the future of the country lies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asian cooperation. “I am glad to be back,” he said upon arriving around 3 a.m. on Tuesday from his trip in Beijing, China where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was officially welcomed to New Zealand on Monday (March 27) during a traditional ceremony at Wellington’s Government House. Welcomed by New Zealand’s governor-general with a traditional Maori Hongi, or nose rub, Premier Li and his wife Cheng Hong watched a traditional Haka being performed. The Chinese delegation were greeted by New Zealand’s Prime Minister Bill English and his wife Mary English before the Premier inspected the […]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) — New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Friday (March 24) announced a renewed push to promote free trade in his first major trade policy announcement since taking over as leader last December. New Zealand’s $180 billion economy depends on exports, and the country lobbied hard in favour of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. It wants to push for an expansion of a free-trade agreement with China at a meeting with […]
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday (March 24) that Beijing and Canberra should extend free trade to more sectors and defended China’s stance on the disputed South China Sea. Li, the first sitting premier to visit Australia in 11 years, said China will now accept chilled beef exports from all licensed exporters. China is already Australia’s largest trading partner, business that has been propelled by the wide-ranging free trade agreement […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) — Australia urged China Thursday to press ahead with economic reforms as Premier Li Keqiang began a trade-focused visit amid growing fears of a US slide towards protectionism. China is Australia’s largest trade partner and its economic importance has grown in the Donald Trump era after the US president ripped into Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a decorum-breaking phone call, fraying relations. Turnbull said he hoped China and Australia could sign […]
