Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a delegation from a Philippines foreign affairs committee in Beijing that ties had recently "sunk to a low edge for reasons everyone knows." "At present, China-Philippine relations are at a new turning point," the statement quoted Liu as saying.

China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM. (2016, September 15). Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 6.