People Lives: Duterte and China

people lives: Duterte will visit China from October 18 to 21 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to Global Times China. The trip will be Duterte first official visit to a foreign country outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations."As improving his people lives is paramount in his bid to boost economic growth, Duterte has chosen to draw closer to China in terms of economic collaboration," Liu Feng, an expert on South China Sea studies, told the Global Times. We look forward to renewing ties between the Philippines and China and to reaffirm our commitment to work closer to achieve shared goals for our countries and peoples," Duterte said in his departure speech, the Philippine Star newspaper reported Monday. Echoing Liu, Chen Xiangmiao, a research fellow at the National Institute for the South China Sea Studies, told the Global Times that with the urgent need to "consolidate power," this visit will focus on economic and trade cooperation with China as well as infrastructure development. Duterte will discuss economic, business and investment agreements with China, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Charles Jose was quoted by the Philippine Star as saying on Friday. The China-proposed Belt and Road initiative and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank can provide funds and technology to build roads and railway in the Philippines, Liu said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.