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

May 11, 2022By Reuters

Refiles to correct day from Tuesday to Wednesday

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)

((neiljerome.morales@thomsonreuters.com; +632 8841 8914;))

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