Philippines-Xi's Visit/Expectation
Manila, Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flags of China, Philippines hanging on road
Manila, Philippines - Nov 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Newspaper with Chinese President Xi Jinping's signed article
Manila, Philippines - Nov 17, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Manny Pinol, Philippine Agriculture Secretary:
"There is a lot of areas to explore and we are open to every opportunity that would come our way and we are also opening our doors to Chinese companies who would like to help us develop Philippine agriculture, especially fisheries."
Manila, Philippines - Nov 18, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of official at work
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Joselito Lambino II, Assistant Secretary, Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG), Philippine Department of Finance:
"A leader coming to our country, leader, President Xi, is not only symbolic but it's also an opportunity to strengthen the ties that bind the two countries together. So this significance is much appreciated."
6. Lambino during interview
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Joselito Lambino II, Assistant Secretary, Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG), Philippine Department of Finance:
"The leaders symbolic commitment to this exchange can then be followed by other sectors, academia, business, civil society and the like. So it is of great symbolic importance. It is also important in terms of the agreements that will be signed while President Xi is here."
Manila, Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Seaside
Senior Philippine officials have expressed their high expectations for the forthcoming visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the visit would further cement relations and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
President Xi will start his two-day visit to the Philippines on Tuesday and be welcomed by his Philippine counterpart President Rodrigo Duterte in the country's capital of Manila, where the two leaders are also scheduled to hold bilateral talks.
"There is a lot of areas to explore and we are open to every opportunity that would come our way and we are also opening our doors to Chinese companies who would like to help us develop Philippine agriculture, especially fisheries," said Manny Pinol, the Philippine Agriculture Secretary.
Antonio Joselito Lambino II, the assistant secretary with Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) of the Philippine Department of Finance, said that President Xi's visit means a great opportunity to strengthen the ties that bind the two countries together and the significance will be much appreciated.
"The leaders symbolic commitment to this exchange can then be followed by other sectors, academia, business, civil society and the like. So it is of great symbolic importance. It is also important in terms of the agreements that will be signed while President Xi is here," he said.
A signed article by President Xi titled "Open Up a New Future Together for China-Philippine Relations" has been widely published in many of the Philippines' most influential newspapers ahead of his state visit and has won widespread praise in the Southeast Asian country.
Philippines-Xi's Visit/Expectation
Dateline : Nov 17-19, 2018/Recent
Location : Philippines
Duration : 2'12
Manila, Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of national flags of China, Philippines hanging on road
Manila, Philippines - Nov 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Newspaper with Chinese President Xi Jinping's signed article
Manila, Philippines - Nov 17, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Manny Pinol, Philippine Agriculture Secretary:
"There is a lot of areas to explore and we are open to every opportunity that would come our way and we are also opening our doors to Chinese companies who would like to help us develop Philippine agriculture, especially fisheries."
Manila, Philippines - Nov 18, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of official at work
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Joselito Lambino II, Assistant Secretary, Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG), Philippine Department of Finance:
"A leader coming to our country, leader, President Xi, is not only symbolic but it's also an opportunity to strengthen the ties that bind the two countries together. So this significance is much appreciated."
6. Lambino during interview
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Joselito Lambino II, Assistant Secretary, Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG), Philippine Department of Finance:
"The leaders symbolic commitment to this exchange can then be followed by other sectors, academia, business, civil society and the like. So it is of great symbolic importance. It is also important in terms of the agreements that will be signed while President Xi is here."
Manila, Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Philippines - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Seaside
Senior Philippine officials have expressed their high expectations for the forthcoming visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the visit would further cement relations and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
President Xi will start his two-day visit to the Philippines on Tuesday and be welcomed by his Philippine counterpart President Rodrigo Duterte in the country's capital of Manila, where the two leaders are also scheduled to hold bilateral talks.
"There is a lot of areas to explore and we are open to every opportunity that would come our way and we are also opening our doors to Chinese companies who would like to help us develop Philippine agriculture, especially fisheries," said Manny Pinol, the Philippine Agriculture Secretary.
Antonio Joselito Lambino II, the assistant secretary with Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) of the Philippine Department of Finance, said that President Xi's visit means a great opportunity to strengthen the ties that bind the two countries together and the significance will be much appreciated.
"The leaders symbolic commitment to this exchange can then be followed by other sectors, academia, business, civil society and the like. So it is of great symbolic importance. It is also important in terms of the agreements that will be signed while President Xi is here," he said.
A signed article by President Xi titled "Open Up a New Future Together for China-Philippine Relations" has been widely published in many of the Philippines' most influential newspapers ahead of his state visit and has won widespread praise in the Southeast Asian country.
ID : 8096242
Published : 2018-11-20 05:47
Last Modified : 2018-11-20 19:25:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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