Bridge brings China, Philippines closer
Staff, 2022-10-30 17:58:07,
A bridge that will stretch almost 4 kilometers being built in the Philippines with the help of funding from China will help boost the economic potential of the country’s south and serve as an enduring symbol of the closer ties between the two countries, observers say.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr led the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project, which will connect Davao, the island of Mindanao’s largest city, and the Island Garden City of Samal, one of the most popular resort islands in the Philippines. China will cover 90 percent of the 23 billion pesos ($397 million) project cost.
Marcos thanked China for taking part in the project and being such a dependable partner. The project is a “testament to the strong and ever-growing foundation of the bilateral relations and cooperation” between China and the Philippines, he said.
Jan Robert Go, assistant professor for political science at the University of the Philippines Diliman, said: “Bridges are both real and symbolic. Real to the extent that these connect people, and symbolic as bridges show the closer ties between the two countries.”
Even though China and the Philippines may differ on some issues, the construction of the Samal-Davao bridge project shows there are other areas where they can work together and where collaboration can be…
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