Marcos: Reset in China ties ‘happening,' energy cooperation under reviewThis handout photograph released by Philippine's Office of the Press Secretary and taken on January 4, 2023, shows Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (2L) shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping (2R) during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing. MANILA, Philippines — With the Middle East crisis sending the Philippines into a state of national energy emergency, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conceded that it may be time to reset the Philippines’ relationship with China. In an exclusive interview on Bloomberg shortly before declaring a state of emergency over energy, Marcos said that a reset on the Philippines’ relation to China is “certainly going to happen.”“It's happening now. Asked if it was possible to partner with China to develop gas resources in disputed areas in the South China Sea, Marcos said that it was not off the table. The president said that the Philippines has always tried to differentiate the territorial rows from the trade agreements with China.

Source: Philippine Star March 25, 2026 05:47 UTC