ON the heels of China's Two Sessions — annual meetings of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which began on March 4, 2024 and concluded on March 10, and the National People's Congress (NPC), which opened on March 5, and concluded on March 11, 2024, the Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Philippines organized the 11th Manila Forum for Philippines-China Relations.