REFILE-China committed to friendship and working with Philippines under Marcos – embassy

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MANILA, May 11 (Reuters) – China will continue to work together with the Philippines under its incoming president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who won this week’s election by a landslide, its embassy in Manila said on Wednesday.

China will remain committed to a friendship with its neighbour, and focus on post-COVID growth, expand win-win cooperation, and bring more tangible benefits to both peoples, said the statement, quoting China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.

(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Martin Petty and Kanupriya Kapoor)

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