This year marks the 45thanniversary of China-Philippines diplomaticrelations, so China ReportASEAN interviewed HuangXilian, Chinese Ambassador tothe Philippines, to get a betteridea of the opportunities andcooperation potential the twocountries share.China Report ASEAN:Development of relations betweenChina and the Philippines hasreached a new stage. What isyour opinion on current China-Philippines relations?Huang Xilian: President XiJinping and President Dutertehave placed considerableeffort on improving bilateralrelations in recent years so thetwo countries have maintainedpeace and friendship, expandedeconomic and trade cooperationand increased people-to-peopleexchanges.