On July 22, 2025, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Long Zhou and Assistant Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Maria Antonina M. Mendoza-Oblena held the ninth round of China-Philippines consular consultation in Beijing. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on safeguarding the safety and legitimate rights and interests of overseas citizens and institutions and facilitating personnel exchanges, among others. China urged the Philippines to foster a favorable environment for bilateral people-to-people and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation.