President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo: Malacañang)
Amid the renewed tension in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang has opted to present a list of projects and other forms of development aid given by China to the Philippines in recent years.
The government list included various infrastructure projects worth billions of pesos, relief assistance during natural calamities, as well as the 1 million coronavirus vaccines donated by China.
“Habang ginagamit natin ang productive diplomacy at effective deterrence sa pagtanggol ng ating sovereignty at sovereign rights at i-secure ang ating maritime security, hindi natin papayagan ang ating territorial at maritime disputes sa Tsina na maging sagabal sa ating bilateral cooperation sa urgent issue sa laban natin sa COVID-19, partikular ang pangangailangan natin sa bakuna (While we use productive diplomacy and effective deterrence in defending our sovereignty and sovereign rights and securing maritime securit