Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday he welcomes a possible warming of relations with the Philippines, currently strained over China's claims to most of the South China Sea.
Speaking during a visit to Canada after incoming Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte recently heaped praise on Chinese president Xi Jinping, Wang Yi told a news conference in Ottawa that "the door of dialogue between China and the Philippines is always open."
"If the Philippines sincerely wants to come back to the track of dialogue and negotiations, we welcome that," he said.
"China and the Philippines properly handling disputes through direct dialogue and consultations is helpful for breaking a deadlock in the bilateral relations in recent years," he added.
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