PHL, China top diplomats discuss ties in phone call
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to maintain diplomacy and dialogue to ease tensions in the South China Sea and stabilize bilateral relations during a phone call, amid ongoing online exchanges between the two nations.
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