Kinuwestyon pa ni Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao ang mainit umanong pagtanggap kay Xi na kumakamkam umano sa mga isla ng Pilipinas.
“A total of 5,500 PNP personnel plus 200 standby augmentation force for just for Pres. Xi Jinping is too much. Why should the Pres. Duterte give such red carpet treatment to a leader who is grabbing our islands in the West Philippine Sea, installing military facility, harassing our local fisher folks and taking their products in return of lesser value products like noodles and sardines,” ani Casilao.
Sinabi ni Casilao na layunin ng OA na security measure na hadlangan ang mga raliyista sa dalawang araw na pagbisita ng Chinese president.
Ayon naman kay House Deputy Speaker at Batangas Rep. Raneo Abu mahalaga na mapatibay ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at China.
“We welcome the state visit of President Xi Jinping. China has historically been one of our oldest trade partners; going back hundreds of years ago, we’ve always had a prosperous partnership. Despite colonizations and world wars, it is noteworthy to say that our relationship remained,” ani Abu.
Sa Miyerkules ay makikipagkita si House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at Senate President Tito Sotto ay Xi sa Shangri-La Hotel.