Xi calls for transforming South China Sea issue into friendly cooperation opportunity for China, Philippines

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte in Lima, Peru, Nov. 19, 2016. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, here on Saturday and called for jointly transforming the South China Sea issue into an opportunity for friendly cooperation between their countries.[Special coverage]