Why Beijing wants us to go quiet
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Secretary Tess Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone last Tuesday. The DFA described the conversation as frank, pragmatic and constructive. Both parties agreed to continue talking and manage their differences. They aim to avoid rhetoric and actions that could increase tensions before the Asean summit.
Last Tuesday, Secretary Tess Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone. Our DFA called the conversation frank, pragmatic and constructive. Both sides agreed to keep talking, manage differences and avoid actions and rhetoric that could raise tensions before the Asean summit. That sounds good. Nobody in the Philippine government is against keeping