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PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday met with top Chinese legislator Li Zhanshu, chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, to discuss how he envisions strengthening Philippines-China relations. Li is the first high-ranking official Marcos met on the second day of his state visit to the neighboring Asian country. Marcos was accompanied by former president and now Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Speaker Martin Romualdez, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual, and Socioeconomic Affairs Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. The Chief Executive said his three-day visit to...