BEIJING—The bilateral relations between the Philippines and China continued to improve even as both countries continued to lock horns over their conflicting territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea, President Benigno Aquino III said here Sunday.

He made the statement during the APEC CEO Summit when a business leader asked him about the relations between Manila and Beijing.

“There are so many practices that each country can benefit from as we face common challenges.”

Aquino noted that in 2011, then Chinese President Hu Jintao said that the be-all and end-all of bilateral relationships did not have to be with just one particular issue.

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