From South China Sea deals to loosening ties with the US: five things to look out for on Xi Jinping's visit to the Philippines
2018-11-20 10:05:07 source：South China Morning Post
November 20, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit to the Philippines starts on Tuesday as relations continue to thaw following years of tensions over the two countries’ competing claims to the South China Sea.
It is the first visit by China’s head of state in 13 years, and comes with usual trappings – a welcome ceremony, a state banquet and a number of agreements to be signed.
The trip is also the final leg of Xi’s diplomatic tour of the Pacific, as part of a drive to expand Chinese influence and clashed with US Vice-President Mike Pence at the Apec summit in Papua New Guinea.
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