Lazaro-Wang meeting set; unclear if caricature issue will be raised

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro is set to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ministerial meetings in Manila, although it remains unclear whether they will discuss the racist depiction of Filipinos in a series of opinion videos and editorial cartoons published by state-run newspaper China Daily. Asean 2026 spokesperson and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Dominic Xavier Imperial confirmed on Monday that Wang will attend the series of meetings, where Asean is scheduled to meet with its 11 dialogue partners, including Australia, Canada, China, the […]...

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