China and the Philippines sign cooperation agreements

President Xi Jinping visited the Republic of the Philippines from Nov 20 to 21.

Witnessed by President Xi and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Wang Xiaotao, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), and his Philippine counterpart signed a series of bilateral development cooperation agreements in the field of people's livelihoods.

The agreements are expected to promote the two countries' friendly relations and common development, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.