国内英语资讯:China, Philippines confirm twice-yearly bilateral consultation mechanism on South China Sea
<p><span word="GUIYANG">GUIYANG</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 19-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biannual">biannual</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> (<span word="BCM">BCM</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="BCM">BCM</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BCM">BCM</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="alternately">alternately</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Consensus">Consensus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BCM">BCM</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhenmin">Zhenmin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Sta">Sta</span>. <span word="Romana">Romana</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="trajectory">trajectory</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="Romana">Romana</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jurisdictional">jurisdictional</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>.</p>
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