Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian met with the new Philippine Secretary of Transportation Bautista on August 11, 2022, to exchange views on infrastructure cooperation between the Philippines and China. Ambassador Huang Xilian said that infrastructure cooperation is a highlight of China-Philippines pragmatic cooperation. The Chinese side is willing to strengthen the docking with the Philippine Department of Transportation on the "Building More Buildings" plan, and will continue to promote practical cooperation including infrastructure. China is open to cooperation in infrastructure such as railways and is willing to continue consultations with the Philippines.

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Bautista said that President Marcos made it clear that he would make every effort to promote the construction of the railway project. China and the Philippines have successfully carried out several project cooperation. In the future, the Philippine side is willing to continue to cooperate closely with the Chinese side to push for new progress in the cooperation on infrastructure projects such as railways between the two countries.

For the talks, the Philippine Department of Transportation reportedly said in a statement on August 14, 2022 that the two sides discussed the resumption of negotiations on major railway projects financed by Chinese loans. The two sides also discussed maritime cooperation projects, especially the hotline communication and legal affairs cooperation arrangements between the Philippine Coast Guard and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Coast Guard Corps. In addition, the two sides also discussed maritime traffic, ferry safety, maritime search and rescue memorandum of understanding and Possible cooperation in capacity building in maritime governance, safety oversight and ship safety inspections. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News, One Belt One Road Project

The Duterte government in the Philippines withdrew its application for the construction of a Chinese-funded railway project before the end of his term, and his successor, Marcos, ordered the renegotiation of the loan agreement related to the previous government's railway construction plan with China, including Subic-Clark Railway Project, Mindanao Railway Project, and Philippine National Railway Southern Line Long-distance Railway Project.Editor/XuNing