PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGE

Both sides encourage the universities of the two countries to promote meaningful exchanges. China expresses readiness to increase allocation of Chinese Government Scholarship for the Philippines in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Both sides reaffirm the importance of further implementing the Executive Program of Cultural Agreement between the Philippines and China, 2015-2018 and encouraged their cultural institutions and groups to increase exchange of visits. Both sides will positively consider setting up their respective culture centers in each other’s country.

Noting that 2017 marks the 600 years of friendly contacts between the Sultanate of Sulu and China, the Philippines and China expressed interest in holding relevant commemorative activities.