Xi’s state visit generally peaceful: NCRPO

FILE: President Xi Jinping of People’s Republic of China waves to the reception party upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City to kick off his two-day state visit to the Philippines on November 20, 2018. ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

MANILA — The two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the country was generally peaceful, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Wednesday.

“The National Capital Region Police Office takes pride being part of the country’s breakthrough for upstaging a safe, well organized and generally peaceful State Visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping,” NCRPO head, Director Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement.

Eleazar also commended the cops, local government units and other government agencies for working hand in hand to provide and ensure safety and security of the delegation of the Chinese president.

“The resounding success of this historical juncture is the result of the extensive security coverage and collaboration between the member-agencies, local government units, law enforcement counterparts and our stakeholders,” he said.

Eleazar said the public’s vigilance and support also played an essential role in this endeavor of boosting China–Philippine mutual relations in this new era of forging stronger ties, strategic mutual trust, profound economic cooperation and closer exchanges.

Xi, the first Chinese president to hold a state visit to the Philippines in 13 years, boarded an Air China plane about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.