President Rodrigo Duterte remains optimistic that China would give Filipino fishermen access to traditional fishing grounds in the South China Sea when he visits the Asian giant this month.
According to the President, he expects Beijing to relax stringent requirements on the country's banana exports to China.
Duterte will make a state visit to China on October 18–21 upon the
invitation of the Chinese government. Aside from China, he will also
visit Brunei and Japan this month.
The President, during the National Banana Congress in Davao City on Friday night, October 7, said he hopes to report good news when he visited Japan and China.
He also expressed that he's quite positive about China. He assured that Filipinos will be returning to the traditional fishing grounds.
The government is seeking to reestablish bilateral relations with
China even though the Philippines won the arbitration case against China
related to the disputed territories in the South China Sea.
Filipino fishermen have been unable to sail and fish in the waters
around territories disputed by the Philippines, China and other South
East Asian countries ever since they were being dispelled by Chinese
maritime and fishing vessels.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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