China has assured the Philippines that it would give Manila priority once it develops a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, a disease that had its origins in a Chinese city and has infected over 16 million worldwide and plunged various nations into recession.

China Review news: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in his annual State of the Nation Address on July 27 that the Philippines would continue upholding an independent foreign policy, would not pick sides between China and the United States, would not agree to allow US troops back to military bases in the country and would not confront China over the South China Sea. He also expressed hope for priority access once China successfully develops a Covid-19 vaccine. Do you have a comment?