On June 30, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on his inauguration as President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Xi Jinping pointed out that not long ago, I had a phone conversation with you during which we reached important consensus on China and the Philippines' adherence to good neighborly friendship and joint development. I am willing to work with President Marcos to grasp the general development direction of bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, add a new chapter to the China-Philippines friendship and cooperation in the new era, and benefit the two countries and two peoples.