Marcos Opens Door for More Senior Officials To Visit Taiwan

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A memo from Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paves the way for more of the country’s officials to travel to Taiwan, ending a blanket ban under previous policy. The memo also opens the door for official delegations from Taiwan to visit the Philippines.

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00:00More senior government officials from the Philippines will be allowed to visit Taiwan,

00:04according to a new memo from Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

00:08An earlier policy banned all officials from the Philippines from traveling to Taiwan.

00:13That ban is now limited to the president, vice president, foreign minister, and defense minister.

00:19The memo also paves a way for official delegations from Taiwan to visit the Philippines.

00:25The memo does not mention any change to Manila's one-China policy.

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