The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the visit to Manila of new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang later this week.
“Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will undertake an official visit to the Philippines from 21 to 23 April 2023, at the invitation of Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo,” the DFA said in a statement.
China has strongly opposed a decision by the Marcos administration to grant US military forces access to additional sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement in northern Luzon, which Chinese officials said will be used by the US to possibly intervene in the Taiwan issue. “Judging from the locations of the new military bases, the intention behind those sites is more than obvious,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry had stated.
National Security Council spokesperson Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya clarified “the Philippines has no intention of interfering in the Taiwan issue and will not allow itself to be used by other countries to interfere in the said issue.”
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