China Report ASEAN: The development of relations between China and the Philippines has reached a new stage. What is your opinion on its current state? Huang Xilian: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have placed considerable effort on improv-ing bilateral relations in recent years, so the two countries have maintained peace and friendship, expanded economic and trade cooperation and increased people-to-people exchanges. These efforts have propelled the steady development of our friendship.