China Vice Foreign minister Liu Zhen Min declared on Thursday the friendship with the Philippines is now back to normal, which was formerly spiced up by a fresh agreement to address maritime disputes through bilateral discussions, Inquirer reports.
“A new stage is now open between the two countries to address the South China Cea issue through bilateral discussions and it means full recovery of the traditional friendship between China and the Philippines,” Min said in a briefing after the bilateral talks between President Rodrigo Duterte and China President Xi Jinping.
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