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SP Sotto meets Chinese President Xi: Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Wednesday, November 21, 2018, to discuss ways to strengthen the strategic cooperation between the Philippines and China. During the meeting, Sotto stated that the importance of the good diplomatic relations between the two countries “binds them together more than what may divide the two.” In his response, President Xi stressed that the South China Sea is a sea of friendship and cooperation that creates a bond of friendship for the two nations. Xi also laid down to the members of Congress his future plans for Filipinos, which include increasing job opportunities for Filipino teachers and nurses; multiplying mutual visits from 1 Million to 2 Million; and opening up free trade to the Philippines, among others. (PRIB Photo by Alex Nuevaespaña/21 November 2018)