From what we hear, the meeting that took place between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former president Rodrigo Duterte last Wednesday was very good and cordial, and one of the issues discussed was the recent meeting of former president Duterte with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing last July 17.

President Bongbong had earlier expressed hopes that the meeting between President Xi and the former president would include the recent developments in the West Philippine Sea. The President was clever to recognize that the rapport between Xi and his predecessor could be another open line of communication in finding ways to resolve issues in a peaceful manner. It seems the former president is confident enough in his relationship with Xi to ask China to “look kindly to the Philippines” on the WPS issue, as told by Senate President Migz Zubiri.

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