{"id":102089,"date":"2017-05-12T05:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=102089"},"modified":"2017-05-12T05:40:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T09:40:43","slug":"china-welcomes-appointment-of-cayetano-as-new-dfa-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/12\/china-welcomes-appointment-of-cayetano-as-new-dfa-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"China welcomes appointment of Cayetano as new DFA secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China has welcomed the appointment of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary, vowing to work with him to achieve healthier China-Philippines relations. (Photo: Alan Peter Cayetano\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEIJING\u2014China has welcomed the appointment of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as new Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary, vowing to work with him to achieve healthier China-Philippines relations.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe welcome the appointment and congratulate Mr. Cayetano,\u201d China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said in a regular press conference last Thursday.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte announced Cayetano\u2019s appointment last Wednesday before he left for a six-day working visit to Cambodia, Hong Kong, and China.<\/p>\n

Cayetano, an incumbent senator, is member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) that rejected the appointment of former DFA Secretary Perfecto Yasay. Undersecretary Enrique Manalo took over as acting secretary.<\/p>\n

Cayetano ran but lost as vice presidential candidate of President Duterte in the May 2016 elections.<\/p>\n

\u201dChina is ready to work with him to implement the high-level consensus and keep deepening practical cooperation to push forward China-Philippines relations for greater benefits to our peoples and regional peace and stability,\u201d Geng said.<\/p>\n

The Philippines-China relations have continued to improve following the election of President Duterte and his first visit to Beijing upon the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping in October last year.<\/p>\n

\u201dSince last year, with the care and guidance of the two heads of state, the China-Philippines relations have achieved all-round improvement and bilateral cooperation has entered a new stage,\u201d the MFA spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201dCooperation across the board has recovered and yielded fruitful outcomes. Our relationship is making overall progress,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Duterte is among the 29 heads of state and government leaders who will attend the Belt & Road Forum on International Cooperation set on May 14-15 in Beijing.<\/p>\n

In his first visit to Beijing, President Duterte brought home USD 24 billion worth of investment pledges and infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

The normalization of China-Philippines relations has also resulted in the lifting of restrictions on the importation of fruits particularly bananas and pineapples from the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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