Dateline Kamuning:     President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in China Tuesday evening for a three-day state visit as he hopes to strengthen cooperation with Asia’s major economic power. PR 001 carrying President Marcos and the members of his delegation touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport at 6:10 p.m. Prior to flying to China, the President, in a departure briefing, said he is eyeing to foster meaningful relations with the country’s Asian neighbor and broaden cooperation in various areas such as agriculture, energy, infrastructure, science and technology, trade and investment, and people-to-people exchanges.     He and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss bilateral and regional political-security issues in a bid to thresh out any differences in a friendly manner. Several key bilateral agreements are expected to be signed during President Marcos’ visit, in addition to over 100 agreements already forged by ...

Dateline Kamuning: Considering China as a very important economic partner of the Philippines, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Asia’s economic giant will entail signing several business agreements, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Nathaniel Imperial said on Thursday. In a press briefing, Imperial said one of the priorities of the President’s visit on Jan. 3 to 5 is to foster stronger economic cooperation with China, and a big business delegation is expected to accompany him.    According to Imperial, there is strong interest from Chinese investors in the Philippine economy, especially in agriculture, renewable energy and nickel processing. “China imports 70 percent of its nickel ore and concentrates requirements from the Philippines. So, there’s a lot of potential in those sectors,” the DFA official told members of the Malacañang Press Corps. Among the agreements to be signed are the finalization of...