Philippine President Marcos Meets with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping to Discuss South China Sea Tensions

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping to discuss the need for establishing guardrails in their bilateral relations and the intensifying maritime disputes in the South China Sea. Marcos sought to revive economic ties with China, which has yet to implement multi-billion infrastructure pledges in the Southeast Asia nation. Marcos also expressed concern over incidents involving Chinese and Philippine vessels and raised the plight of Filipino fishermen.