{"id":100903,"date":"2017-05-04T01:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T05:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100903"},"modified":"2017-05-04T01:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T05:07:36","slug":"duterte-xi-discuss-regional-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/04\/duterte-xi-discuss-regional-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte, Xi discuss regional developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_100904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100904\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100904\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines)\/ Facebook.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15156922_1512645222098467_1283216982720848211_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines)\/ Facebook.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MANILA \u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed regional developments and how some concerns could be addressed, signifying the importance of having peace and security in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Duterte received a phone call from President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPresident Duterte shared Philippine positions on several salient issues, especially on developments in the Korean Peninsula, and he referred to China&#8217;s important role in promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula,\u201d the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his capacity as Chair of this year\u2019s ASEAN, the DFA said President Duterte also spoke about how to further strengthen ties with ASEAN&#8217;s dialogue partners and shared the outcomes of the recently concluded successful ASEAN Summit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASEAN leaders expressed grave concern over recent developments in the Korean Peninsula, as they stressed the importance of exercising self-restraint in the interest of &#8220;maintaining peace, security and stability in the region and the world.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Duterte also told President Xi that ASEAN likewise discussed and agreed on measures to promote \u201cASEAN unity, centrality and solidarity\u201d as well as ASEAN commitment to continue promoting peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region, the DFA added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed regional developments and how some concerns could be 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