Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) meets with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. in Davao, the Philippines, October 29, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua)

Beijing (People's Daily) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered his sympathies to Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. for the victims of the Mindanao earthquake.

Wang said he was shocked that earthquakes struck the area while extending his sympathies to the victims and surviving families.

“China is willing to offer assistance to the Philippines within our capacity and believes that under the strong leadership of the Philippine government, people will overcome the disaster and return to normal life at an early date,” Wang stressed.