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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. pondered on how far both countries have come in terms of improving their relations as he remembered his first trip to China as a youngster in 1974.

In a recent video blog, Marcos expressed happiness about the opportunity he and his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, had in 1974 to speak with and take a photo with Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung).

He revealed that, during his state visit to China from January 4 to 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping even offered him a second copy of that specific photo.

In his vlog, he claimed, “Si President Xi ay binigyan din ako ulit ng isang kopya nung image na ‘yun” (President Xi gave me another copy of that picture because they removed me when it was published in the news internationally).

Marcos considered the 47 years of diplomatic ties that have existed between the Philippines and China since his father, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., and the late Premier Zhou Enlai signed a Joint Communiqué in June 1975.

He reaffirmed his belief that improving connections between the two nations is both a “privilege” and a “duty.”

According to Marcos, their conversations began on the fringes of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, in November of last year, and they were able to continue them in Beijing.

In order to promote economic growth and sustainable development, he emphasized the significance of growing trust and cooperation with China and other countries.

“Because we observed the signing of 14 memoranda of agreement, this will immediately result in more money for our nation and more jobs for our people,” he continued.

During his state visit to China, Marcos obtained investment promises worth USD22.8 billion from Chinese investors.

Along with these commitments, Marcos and Xi also decided to build a “direct communications channel” in the West Philippine Sea for issues relating to the South China Sea to avoid any misunderstandings between the two nations.

Additionally, he swore that the Philippines will value its connections with China even more so than it did more than 40 years ago.

“We will continue to value the relationship between the Philippines and China more than we have in the past few decades for the interest of our people, for the welfare of our people,” he said. “Ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at Tsina ay patuloy natin pangangalagaan higit pa sa ginawa natin nitong nakalipas na ilang dekada para sa interes

China was the destination of Marcos’ first official travel to an Asian nation outside the ASEAN.

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