BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations Sunday to his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte on the 44th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the 121st anniversary of the Philippines' independence.
In his congratulatory message, Xi said he is very delighted that the Philippines has been making new achievements in its national construction under the leadership of Duterte.
Currently, China-Philippines relations maintains stably growing momentum and the two countries' cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results, he said.
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MONTEVIDEO -- Trade tensions spurred by Washington against its trading partners hurt multilateralism and affect small countries' access to technology, a Uruguayan official has said.
The move "shrinks multilateralism, especially in the World Trade Organization," and it's not a good scenario for other countries, Javier Miranda, president of the ruling Broad Front party of Uruguay, told Xinhua in a recent interview.
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HAVANA -- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday highlighted "unity" between Cuba and Venezuela in the face of "sanctions and the blockade."
"United and with dignity we face and will defeat the threats, the unfair sanctions and the blockade," Diaz-Canel tweeted after Diosdado Cabello, head of Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, finished his visit to Cuba.
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MOSCOW -- There will be a rosy future for trade and technological cooperation between Russia and China, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov has said.
In the face of global market volatility and rising protectionism, one of the most important tasks for Russia and China is to increase the stability of their trade and economic relations, Manturov told Xinhua in a recent interview. Enditem
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