Li promotes Sino-Philippine ties

China supports the Philippines in its drive toward development, including construction, economic growth and maintaining stability, Premier Li Keqiang said in Beijing on Friday, during a meeting with the country's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alan Peter Cayetano.

Li said China was ready to further promote the healthy and stable growth of ties between the two nations.

Premier Li said China and the Philippines, as close neighbors, shared far more common interests than conflicts.