PBBM: Meeting with Qin clarified 'misinterpreted' remarks between PH, China

Marcos's meeting with Qin occurred after the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian's controversial remark about overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.The Philippines and China have agreed to establish more lines of communication to "immediately resolve" any event in the West Philippine Sea involving the two countries.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was very useful and productive as the two of them were able to iron out misinterpreted pronouncements between the Philippines and China.This was the assessment made by Marcos following his meeting with Qin in Malacañang on Saturday, April 22. The meeting came after Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian's controversial remark about overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.

In a statement, the President admitted that some recent pronouncements by the neighboring countries could be misinterpreted."So, today, it was really useful that we were able to speak with Minister Qin Gang, the Foreign Minister of China, so we can talk directly to one another and iron things out," Marcos said.

"It's very, very useful and very, very productive that Minister Qin came here and that we were able to talk things a little bit through," he added.four new additional Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sitesHuang was present during the Saturday meeting in Malacañang. A video shared with media showed the President having small talk with the Chinese envoy before the meeting started.

WATCH: President Marcos makes small talk with, and even pats the back of, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian.

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