{"id":266907,"date":"2020-08-28T22:42:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T02:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266907"},"modified":"2020-08-28T22:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T02:42:10","slug":"palace-hopes-for-peaceful-resolution-of-us-china-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/28\/palace-hopes-for-peaceful-resolution-of-us-china-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace hopes for \u2018peaceful\u2019 resolution of US-China row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines considers both the US and China as its \u201cspecial friends and trading partners\u201d. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday expressed hope that the apparent rift between the United States and China would be \u201camicably and peacefully\u201d addressed.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines considers both the US and China as its \u201cspecial friends and trading partners\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that both partners of the Philippines will be able to draw an understanding and resolve any and all issues between them amicably and peacefully,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque made the remarks, when asked if the government plans to review the Philippines\u2019 ongoing projects with Chinese firms following the US\u2019 decision to impose visa and export restrictions on 24 Chinese firms due to their supposed role in the militarization activities in the disputed South China Sea.<\/p>\n

Roque believed that ending the apparent spat between the US and China would lead to \u201cgreater stability and security\u201d in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis outcome will help further enhance greater stability and security in the region. This is what is needed for the mutual benefit and interest of everyone in our region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Several firms related to China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC) were among those facing restrictions slapped by the US.<\/p>\n

READ: DFA to endorse ending ties with China firms in SCS reclamation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier, the Cavite government awarded to Filipino-Chinese consortium of MacroAsia Corp. and CCCC the Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) project, a 1,500-hectare master-planned international airport hub.<\/p>\n

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, raised the possibility that the Cavite government might terminate its deal with CCCC, in case the partnership is seen to be a risk to national security.<\/p>\n

Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte, as the chief architect of the country’s foreign policy, charted an \u201cindependent\u201d foreign policy course that puts the national interest \u201cat the core\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added that Duterte\u2019s \u201cmain\u201d consideration is \u201cwhat is best\u201d for his administration\u2019s \u201cBuild, Build, Build\u201d infrastructure program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday expressed hope that the apparent rift between the United States and China would be \u201camicably and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":259452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ruth-abbey-gita-carlos","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266908,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266907\/revisions\/266908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}