DFA Statement on China's 19th Party Congress
27 October 2017 MANILA — As Chair of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has extended his felicitations to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the recently concluded 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The twice-per-decade event was held in Beijing from 18 to 25 October 2017 to set the party’s national policy goals and elect its top leadership. END