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.