Chinese premier leaves for Philippines visit, East Asia Summit

13:20, November 12, 2017

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  Regional cooperation on agenda for Premier Li's Philippines trip

  Photo: ReutersCooperation in East Asia and regional economic partnership will be high on the agenda for Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Philippines trip.The premier left Beijing Sunday for an official visit to the country and a series of high-level regional meetings, including the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting, the 20th ASEAN-China, Japan and Republic of Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting and the

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  Complementary ties can benefit China, Philippines

  Illustration: Luo Xuan/GTPremier Li Keqiang's visit to the Philippines from Sunday to Thursday where he attended high-level summits including the 20th China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting, his first overseas trip since the 19th Party Congress, is of pivotal significance for bilateral ties. Worth noting is that Li was also the first Chinese premier to visit the Philippines in a decade.Economic and

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  Tokyo protesters call for peace in East Asia region

  Thousands of Japanese people protested in Tokyo on Sunday over the summit their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting US President Donald Trump will have on Monday.Trump arrived at the US Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of the Japanese capital on Sunday."Abe and Trump will talk about launching a war on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," said Hiroyuki