Asia & Pacific

Wang will also have bilateral talks with Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro, foreign ministry spokesperson Dominic Xavier Imperial told a briefing.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, on February 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. (AFP/Alex Brandon)

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend meetings hosted by the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila this week, the Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday.Wang will also have bilateral talks with Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro, foreign ministry spokesperson Dominic Xavier Imperial told a briefing.

Last week, the US State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Philippines next week to meet with his Southeast Asian counterparts.