00:00The Philippines' Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has referenced Beijing's commitment
00:05to deepening strategic and economic ties with the ASEAN Bloc during high-level meetings
00:10in Manila.
00:11And as in regional foreign ministers Wang stressed that bilateral trade surpassed $1
00:16trillion in 2025 and called for greater solidarity to anchor peace and development across Asia.
00:23During bilateral discussions, Wang Yi urged member states to accelerate negotiations
00:28on a regional code of conduct, emphasizing that maritime disputes should not impede trade
00:34integration, digital cooperation, and broader stability across the Global South.
00:38In this context, the top Chinese diplomat emphasized the global initiatives put forward by President
00:43Xi Jinping in the face of current geopolitical challenges.
00:53In the face of a succession of global challenges, President Xi Jinping has put forward the significant
00:58concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global
01:03initiatives, which aim to align with the trend of the times towards peaceful development, addressing
01:08the deficits in peace, development, security, and governance, and promote the establishment
01:12of a more just and reasonable system of global governance.
01:20China is willing to work with ASEAN to uphold the principles of peaceful development and
01:25win-win cooperation, to bring benefits to the peoples of the region through closer cooperation,
01:32and to address new challenges and uncertainties with firmer solidarity.
01:36Together, we shall be a driving force for promoting peace and development in the region and across
01:41the world.
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