Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions on China's foreign policy and foreign relations at a press conference for the fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu)
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The relations between China and the Philippines have returned to the right path, benefiting the two peoples and other countries in the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.
Since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came to office, he has handled the South China See issue properly and actively improved relations with China, Wang said.
The Philippines has extended a hand of goodwill, so China of course will embrace it with open arms of cooperation, Wang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress.