MANILA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has put the traditional Sino-Philippine relations back on track, laying the foundation that would normalize their once frosty relationship, political analysts said on Wednesday.
Ramon Casiple, executive director of Institute of Political and Electoral Reforms, said Duterte achieved the main objective of his China trip to normalize bilateral relations after the freeze during the administration of former President Benigno Aquino.
Casiple told Xinhua that Duterte's four-day visit to China late week re-opened the economic relations again in terms of granting loans, aids and investments especially in infrastructure development.
It was a "win-win case" for both Beijing and Manila, Casiple said.
Benito Lim, a retired political science professor, said the Philippines got huge pledges after Duterte's visit.
Lim said China also promised to buy goods from the Philippines.
"We hope that this is the beginning of the good relationship even if we don't know yet what would be the basis of good relationship. But this time China said that there will be economic exchanges," he said.
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