Phillipine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives in China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in Beijing on his four-day visit to China. Choosing China for his visit, he makes the visit amid a backdrop of deteriorating China-Philippines ties, due to the unilateral filing of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by his predecessor Benigno Aquino III against



China. 

According to China's Foreign Ministry, Duterte will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and top legislator Zhang Dejiang. This is a historic visit, and presents an opportunity for relations between China and the Philippines to restart on a fresh, more positive footing, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.