Marking the first time that a top Philippine official delivered long lines of Mandarin in a speech, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 26, greeted the People’s Republic of China for its 73rd founding anniversary.<br /><br />In a 42-second video message, Duterte delivered part of her message in Mandarin, the language spoken in Beijing and most parts of northern and southwestern China.<br /><br />In her speech, Duterte recognized China for being a “generous neighbor” and helping the Philippines’ economy recover amid the Covid-19 pandemic that pushed the country to the brink of recession.<br /><br />READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/26/china-is-a-generous-neighbor-helping-ph-in-economic-recovery-vp-duterte/
