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Philippines and China to further bi-lateral ties

The Philippines and China are preparing to sign an agreement on transnational crime.

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is in Beijing for talks with President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji as Shirley Escalante reports.

Agreements on fighting trans-national crime including drug trafficking and an extradition treaty, will be signed by Philippine President Gloria Mahapagal Arroyo and Chinese President Ziang Zemin. These are among the highlights of the visit of President Arroyo to China which begins today an lasts until the 31st. Both leaders talked in the recently concluded Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in Shanghai, China, and agreed to push co-operation further between their governments on fighting trans-border crime. President Arroyo and President Ziang will also sign a pact that will allow Phillipino prisoners, convicted in China, to complete their sentence in the Philippines and vice versa.

29/10/01 11:01:45 | ABC Radio Australia News

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