Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attends a news conference on China's diplomacy and foreign affairs during the third session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 7, 2025. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, answered questions about China's foreign policy and diplomatic relations at a news conference during the third session of the 14th National People's Congress on March 7.
Here are some highlights from the conference.
- Head-of-state diplomacy
Head-of-state diplomacy will write a new chapter of global cooperation in 2025 (Read more)
- China-Russia relations
China-Russia relations are mature, resilient and stable (Read more)
- China's diplomacy to provide certainty to the world
China's diplomacy will stand firm on the right side of history and on the side of human progress (Read more)
- China's role in international affairs
China stands firm on the side of international justice and opposes power politics and hegemony (Read more)
- Global South
The hallmark of our era is the prominent, growing strength of the Global South (Read more)
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