MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met on Saturday with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang a week after China's ambassador to the Philippines stirred controversy when he openly 'advised' Manila to oppose the independence of Taiwan if it truly cared for the 150,000 overseas Filipino workers on the self-ruled island. Qin's visit follows Beijing's repeated warnings over the Philippines' decision to expand US military presence in the country by giving access to US forces to Philippine military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) between Manila and Washington.

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