Despite soaring COVID-19 cases in China, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. will still push through with his state visit in Beijing next week, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
Despite soaring COVID-19 cases in China, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will still push through with his state visit in Beijing next week, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
According to DFA Assistant Secretary Nathaniel Imperial, Marcos' trip to China is scheduled from January 3 to 5. The state visit is upon the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. "Ang ating ugnayang panlabas sa China ay napakaimportante and we have received assurances from our Chinese host that all arrangements are being made to ensure the safety of the President and the delegation during the visit," Imperial said.
"A bubble arrangement has been agreed for the Philippine delegation to minimize the risk of exposure to the virus. May mga pagbisita talaga na hindi natin puwedeng ipostpone ," he added. Imperial said every precaution is being undertaken to ensure that no member of the Philippine delegation will not get infected and will not bring back to the Philippines any variants of the virus.and that he sees the future of the two countries "developing in many ways.", a part of which Manila refers to as the West Philippine Sea.regarding areas of the South China Sea as he gave importance to the impact of trade that flows through the region.
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