Beijing and Manila have an energy exploration deal - but what did Duterte and Xi really agreed to?
2018-11-22 10:05:32 source：South China Morning Post
November 22, 2018
Two days after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the exchange of an energy exploration agreement, Philippine senators are pressing Malacanang Palace to release details of the signed document in the name of transparency.
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo did not confirm if a copy of the memorandum of understanding on oil and gas development, signed alongside 28 other agreements during Xi’s visit from Tuesday to Wednesday, would be issued to the public.
“We assure everyone that the government would release all pertinent information for public consumption once President Xi’s visit has culminated,” Panelo said on Wednesday.
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