A Philippine Cabinet team is set to meet with top-level Chinese officials to finalize the details of $15 billion worth of economic and investment deals reached between Manila and Beijing during President Rodrigo Duterte’s state visit to China last October, the Department of Finance (DoF) said over the weekend.

A DoF statement said a high-level delegation composed of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd, Budget Sec. Benjamin Diokno, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Ernesto Pernia, Transport Sec. Arthur Tugade and Public Works and Highways Sec. Mark Villar will visit China on January 23 to 24 to hold such talks with key Chinese officials.

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