Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers meet in Manila as bilateral tensions rise

Rappler's Bea Cupin walks you through the meeting and what it says or does not say about the countries' bilateral ties MANILA, Philippines — In the first minister-level meeting between the Philippines and China in two years, its foreign ministers raised protests against each other — an indication of the rise in political and maritime tensions between the two Asian countries. Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro, in her first in-person meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, raised a litany of grievances, including a July 20 confrontation after China Coast Guard personnel entered Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. Wang, in return, protested the same incident but claimed it was Philippine soldiers who did the provocation. Rappler’s Bea Cupin walks you through the meeting and what it says or does not say about the countries’ bilateral ties. – Rappler.com How does this make you feel? Loading