BEIJING (Reuters) -China expressed willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France in a strategic dialogue between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and France’s presidential diplomatic adviser, according to a foreign ministry statement on Thursday. Wang told the French president’s adviser Emmanuel Bonne in a meeting on Wednesday that China is ready to deepen strategic mutual…
European Union leaders still want to collaborate with the United States on China policy – even as Washington’s envoys continue to slam the bloc’s digital laws. The dynamic played out at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday, where American diplomats bashed Europe’s green, digital and economic policies, insisting that the EU would need to change…
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to strengthen trilateral exchanges at all levels, as Beijing pushes to strengthen security with its neighbours, according to a statement from the ministry. Wang, who attended a three-way meeting with his counterparts in Kabul on Wednesday, said the countries…
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Monday met with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, and said both nations should expand cooperation amid “overwhelming bullying” and severe challenges to free trade, reported Bloomberg, citing a statement of foreign ministry in Beijing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping The statement added that India and…
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi assured external affairs minister S Jaishankar that Beijing is addressing New Delhi’s concerns about export restrictions on fertilisers and rare earth minerals, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. External affairs minister S Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. (AP) Wang gave the assurance at his meeting with…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his two-day visit to Malaysia on Friday with a closely watched meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as tensions between Washington and Beijing intensify over trade, security. The meeting, Rubio’s first face-to-face with Wang, came on the sidelines of the ASEAN security summit in Kuala Lumpur. While…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged China to use its influence on Moscow to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to swiftly end its war on Ukraine. “We are counting on credible and concrete efforts by China, on its considerable influence on Russia, to end this conflict,” Wadephul said during a press conference with Chinese Foreign…
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before a signing ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation body in the city. Wang arrived on board flight CX973 from Xiamen at 1.34pm, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu due to welcome him at a dinner in the evening, the…