Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila. Photo: AP
China offers free Covid-19 vaccines, loans to Philippines as Wang Yi wraps up Southeast Asia tour
- Analysts said Wang’s trip was timed to shore up alliances between China and its neighbours before Joe Biden becomes US president next week
- Under the Trump administration, the US and China clashed on several fronts, encompassing trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila. Photo: AP