On the same day, a delegation of senior Philippine officials from key departments, including finance, infrastructure, and energy, led by Secretary of Finance Carlos G. Dominguez, holds the Philippine Economic Briefing in Beijing. Dominguez delivers a keynote speech, calling on Chinese investors to invest in the Philippines and dismissing China’s debt trap. March 21-23
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and Cambodian Secretary of State for the Ministry of Economy and Finance Vongsey Vissoth hold Secretary-General Meeting of the 5th ChinaCambodia Inter-government Coordination Committee in Cambodia. They are willing to work together to make full use of the mechanism of this meeting to implement the high-level consensus and formulate action plans for the China-Cambodia community with a shared future. On March 22, Kong Xuanyou, as the representative of the Chinese government and Prime Minister Hun Sen attend the ground breaking ceremony of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway.
March 24
Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphao Ernthavanh holds diplomatic consultations and exchange views on bilateral ties and regional and international issues with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou in Luang Prabang. They want to push forward their cooperation, including the Laos-China community with a shared future, Laos-China Economic Corridor, Laos-China railway, and Laos-China traditional friendship. Kong Xuanyou also meets with Provincial Party Secretary and Governor of Luang Prabang Province Khamkhanh Chamthavisouk. He tours the site of Laos-China railway during his visit.
March 27
Premier Li Keqiang meets with Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2019. Li remarks that this year is the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Laos comprehensive strategic cooperative
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