{"id":236039,"date":"2019-10-28T23:41:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T03:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236039"},"modified":"2019-10-28T23:41:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T03:41:55","slug":"duterte-thanks-zhao-role-in-ph-china-stronger-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/28\/duterte-thanks-zhao-role-in-ph-china-stronger-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte thanks Zhao role in PH-China \u2018stronger\u2019 ties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua pays a courtesy call on President Rodrigo R. Duterte at Malaca\u00f1ang Palace on July 7, 2016. (Presidential Photographers’ Division via PCOO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday acknowledged outgoing Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua\u2019s contributions to the \u201cstronger\u201d relations between the Philippines and China.<\/p>\n

Duterte, in a farewell call held at Malaca\u00f1ang, thanked Zhao for his key role in the mended ties between Manila and Beijing, the Palace said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang said the President also wished the Chinese ambassador \u201cgood luck\u201d in his future endeavors.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Duterte, whose independent foreign policy, drove the Philippines closer to the Asian economic giant, wished Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua good luck in his next assignment as China\u2019s ambassador,\u201d it said in a statement sent to media on late Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chief Executive expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Zhao for his vital role in a growing and more robust bilateral relationship between the Philippines and China,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar earlier announced that Zhao is set to leave Manila for another assignment beginning November.<\/p>\n

Zhao, 53, holds a Master\u2019s Degree in World Economy from Nankai University and a Master\u2019s Degree in International Policy and Practice from Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.<\/p>\n

Zhao served as China\u2019s Ambassador to the Philippines in 2014, a year after Manila lodged a petition against Beijing\u2019s sweeping claims to the hotly-contested South China Sea before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The Philippines on July 12, 2016 won the arbitration case, after the PCA ruled that there was \u201cno legal basis\u201d for China to claim historic rights to most parts of the busy waterway.<\/p>\n

Zhao witnessed the mended ties between the two countries under Duterte who opted to resolve the sea dispute through diplomatic negotiations.<\/p>\n

Duterte expressed hope that Zhao\u2019s successor would be \u201cas good, if not better than him,\u201d Malaca\u00f1ang said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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