On June 29, 2026, Consul General Zhao Xiuzhen held a meeting with Rep. Claudine Bautista-Lim upon her invitation.

Consul General Zhao Xiuzhen expressed gratitude to Rep. Claudine Bautista-Lim for her long-standing commitment to advancing friendly exchanges between China and the Philippines. The Chinese Consulate General in Davao will maintain close ties with the Representative, work in tandem to deepen the long-standing friendship between the two sides and push forward bilateral pragmatic cooperation.

Rep. Claudine Bautista-Lim noted that the friendship between the Philippines and China stretches back thousands of years, and she pledged to keep working hard to foster the sound development of bilateral ties.