Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will once again visit China after his historic visit to the country in October last year. This time, the Filipino leader would be coming to China to attend a multilateral summit that will be held in May.
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China’s foreign ministry announced Duterte’s upcoming visit on Tuesday after the Philippine President met with China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in Manila.
« I will come to Beijing in May to attend the One Belt, One Road international cooperation summit forum, and I look forward to meeting President Xi Jinping again, » the ministry quoted Duterte saying.
Duterte’s second visit to China marks a stunning U-turn in the Philippine’s foreign policy.