The Chinese government encourages and supports competitive enterprises to invest in the Philippines, and it also promotes cooperation in areas such as agriculture and new energy, said Yang.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) meets with his Philippine counterpart Alberto Romulo in Phuket, southern Thailand, July 21, 2009 |
The year 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two counties.
Both Yang and Romulo will take part in an ASEAN Regional Forum held on Thursday. The ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asia Nations, groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.