巩固共识，增进友谊——2018年习近平主席菲律宾之行

此次访问巩固了双边关系，特别是两位领导人之间的友谊。部长们在两国元首在场的情况下讨论了一系列将由中方援助的基础设施项目。

Filipino entrepreneur Wilson Lee Flores can still recall the first time he saw President Xi Jinping in person. It was in November 2018 at a dinner in Manila held in honor of the first Chinese leader to visit the Philippines in 13 years.

菲律宾企业家李天荣仍清楚记得他第一次见到习近平主席的场景。2018年11月，在马尼拉迎接13年来首位访菲中国领导人举行的晚宴上，他见到了习主席。

Flores, honorary chairman of the Anvil Business Club, an association of Filipino-Chinese entrepreneurs in Manila, said Xi left a strong impression on him, even though they did not have a personal encounter.

李天荣是马尼拉菲华青年企业家商会名誉主席，他回忆尽管当天两人没有直接交流，但习近平主席依然给他留下了深刻印象。

Xi "came across (as a) very dignified leader", Flores said. Among Philippine media, business and government officials, Xi is regarded as a "strong-willed, dignified yet friendly leader", he added.

“他是一位令人尊敬的领导人”，李天荣说，在菲律宾媒体、商界和政府官员眼中，习主席“意志坚强，既威严又亲切”。

Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, who was also at the state banquet, had a similar impression. Xi is "very friendly, a jolly good fellow … someone that you can trust, that you can rely on", he said.

参加晚宴的菲华商联总会理事长林育庆与李天荣的感受相似。他说，习近平主席“非常友好，非常亲切......是一个可信、可靠的人"。