China's Foreign Ministry said on July 23 that Foreign Minister Wang Yi had no scheduled meetings with the Japanese side during his visit to Manila.

China foreign minister Wang Yi met Egyptian foreign minister Abdel Atti in Manila on the morning of the 23rd. Wang noted the 70th anniversary of China-Egypt diplomatic ties and said close communication between Xi and Sisi provides a strategic guarantee for bilateral development. He said both sides will deepen high-level exchanges, expand economic, military and artificial intelligence cooperation, and strengthen multilateral coordination.

European Commission President VON DER LEYEN said the EU will for the first time designate vessels that assist Russia's shadow fleet as sanctions targets.