On the occasion of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon in the Lunar Calendar, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, the Manila City Council, various organizations in the Filipino-Chinese community and millions of people celebrated the Chinese New Year. On February 10, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian attended the Chinese New Year Float Parade. He extended cordial greetings and holiday greetings to the vast number of overseas Chinese and local people in the Philippines, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to friends from all walks of life who have selflessly helped the development of China-Philippines relations in the past year. During the parade of the floats, Huang Xilian interacted cordially with the people along the way, and distributed New Year's red envelopes, candies, rice cakes and other festive foods. The local people chanted "Wishing you prosperity" and "Happy New Year" in Chinese, sincerely wishing the Philippines-China friendship a better tomorrow.
In addition, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines also sent representatives to attend the Chinese New Year's Eve Celebration and the "Huaxing Night" Spring Festival Gala hosted by the Philippine Huaxing Art Troupe.