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Wang Yi
Member of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; State Councilor of the State Council
Born: 1953, Beijing Municipality

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12/26/20 Wang Yi says China stands ready to make joint efforts with Italy to achieve greater development of China-Italy relations in the next 50 years. (Beijing Municipality)
12/22/20 Ona phone call with Sergey Lavrov, Wang Yi says the more turbulent the world is, the more stable China-Russia relations should be (Beijing Municipality)
12/18/20 Wang Yi held a video meeting with the U.S. Asia Society, calling for the two sides to shoulder due responsibilities as major countries. (Beijing Municipality)
12/11/20 Wang Yi called for joint efforts from China and the United States to rebuild the strategic framework for the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations (Beijing Municipality)
12/10/20 On a video call with Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, Wang Yi called on China and New Zealand to sign the protocol to upgrade the free trade deal at an early date (Beijing Municipality)
12/07/20 Wang Y, in a video meeting with U.S.-China Business Council, urged China, U.S. to work together to rebuild mutual trust (Beijing Municipality)
12/01/20 Wang Yi during a phone call with Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anze Logar, says cooperation far outweighs differences between China, EU (Beijing Municipality)
11/26/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Republic of Korea, Seoul
and met with the following:
Moon Jae-in (South Korean President)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
11/24/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Japan, Tokyo
and met with the following:
Toshimitsu Motegi (Japanese Foreign Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
11/23/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with Josep Borrell, the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs, says China and EU need to enhance strategic cooperation and play a constructive role in coping with global challenges. (Beijing Municipality)
11/22/20 Wang Yi tells reporters that Xi Jinping has put forward China's solutions to global challenges (Beijing Municipality)
11/20/20 At meeting held by a Malaysian foreign policy association, Wang Yi called on countries around the globe to build consensus and strength from the COVID-19 pandemic and stick together to work for a better future for mankind. (Beijing Municipality)
11/18/20 On a phone call with Sergey Lavrov, Wang Yi says China willing to boost comprehensive strategic coordination with Russia to higher level (Beijing Municipality)
11/12/20 At reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Wang Yi says China, African countries need to build stronger community with shared future (Beijing Municipality)
11/08/20 Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Beijing. (Beijing Municipality)
10/22/20 Wang Yi, had a phone call with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. China, Morocco agree to promote mutually beneficial cooperation. (Beijing Municipality)
10/20/20 Wang Yi proposed building up a multilateral dialogue platform for the Gulf region to inject impetus to easing tensions under the premise of safeguarding the comprehensive Iran nuclear deal. (Beijing Municipality)
10/16/20 Wang Yi says China willing to help more countries access to COVID-19 vaccine (Beijing Municipality)
10/12/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Cambodia, Phnom Penh
and met with the following:
Prak Sokhonn (Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
10/11/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Cambodia, Phnom Penh
and met with the following:
Hor Namhong (Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
10/10/20 Wang Yi held talks with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tengchong, Yunnan (Yunnan Province, Tengchong City)
09/24/20 Wang Yi raised five proposals to improve global governance here when attending a video meeting of world leaders held by the UN Security Council. (Beijing Municipality)
09/17/20 Wang Yi had an in-depth exchange of views over the phone on the situation in Yemen with Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Beijing Municipality)
09/16/20 Wang Yi met with Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, both commit to strengthening bilateral cooperation (Mongolia, Ulan Bator)
09/13/20 Wang Yi met with Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbekov, agreed to further deepen cooperation between the two countries (Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek)
09/11/20
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travelled to Russia, Moscow
and met with the following:
Sergei Lavrov (Russian Foreign Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
09/10/20 Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow, Russia (Russia, Moscow)
09/10/20 Wang Yi says China ready to work with partners to strengthen SCO's risk response (Russia, Moscow)
09/09/20 Wang Yi attends the ASEAN-China foreign ministers' meeting via video link, urged the United States to follow the historical trend toward multipolarity in the world and democracy in international relations. (Beijing Municipality)
09/04/20 Wang Yi attended meeting of foreign ministers of BRICS via video link, says BRICS countries should boost confidence, deepen cooperation and strengthen coordination so as to fulfill responsibilities for international peace and global development (Beijing Municipality)
09/03/20 Wang Yi attended a video conference of the G20 foreign ministers, says China is willing to work with all parties to promote an initiative on facilitating the cross-border movement of people and goods (Beijing Municipality)
09/01/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Germany, Berlin
and met with the following:
Heiko Maas (German Foreign Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
09/01/20 During talks with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Wang Yi calls for consultation, coordination, cooperation between China, Germany (Germany, Berlin)
08/31/20 Wang Yi has urged China and the European Union to jointly uphold the trend of peace and development, while calling for solidarity, cooperation, openness and inclusiveness. (France, Paris)
08/28/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Norway, Oslo
and met with the following:
Ine Eriksen Soreide (Norwegian Foreign Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
08/26/20
TRAVEL
travelled to Netherlands, The Hague
and met with the following:
Mark Rutte (Dutch Prime Minister)
Others Attending: Wang Yi
08/25/20 Wang Yi met with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Rome, says China and Italy should work together to plan for the development of Sino-Italian relations in the next 50 years (Italy, Rome)
08/25/20 Responding to a question regarding China's comments on the so-called new Cold War that China and the U.S. are possibly heading into, Wang Yi said China does not intend to engage in such a Cold War (Italy, Rome)
08/23/20 Wang Yi and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, attended events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the demarcation of the land boundary and the 10th anniversary of the erection of boundary markers. (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region)
08/20/20 Wang Yi held talks with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, China, Indonesia formally launch fast-lane arrangement (Hainan Province, Baoting County)
08/17/20 Wang Yi greets staff from the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston upon their arrival an airport in Beijing (Beijing Municipality)
08/05/20 Wang Yi denounced Mike Pompeo's assertion that the policy of engagement with China pursued by successive U.S. administrations has failed. (Beijing Municipality)
07/27/20 Wang Yi hosted a video conference of foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal. The countries agree to jointly fight COVID-19. (Beijing Municipality)
07/24/20 Wang Yi hels talks with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas via video, says U.S. is entirely to blame for current difficulties in bilateral relations (Beijing Municipality)
07/21/20 Wang Yi co-chaired the 12th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (Beijing Municipality)
07/20/20 Wang Yi attended the inauguration ceremony of the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy research center in Beijing. (Beijing Municipality)
07/15/20 Wang Yi co-chaired the 20th China-France Strategic Dialogue with French president's diplomatic counselor Emmanuel Bonne (Beijing Municipality)
07/14/20 Wang Yi held talks with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin via videolink, says China and the Philippines should safeguard friendly ties (Beijing Municipality)
07/09/20 Wang Yi addresses the China-U.S. Think Tanks Media Online Forum, lists of interactions with U.S. to steer ties out of difficulties (Beijing Municipality)
07/08/20 Wang Yi attended a high-level public video conference of the UN Security Council on the Libya issue, calls for immediate cessation of hostilities (Beijing Municipality)
07/06/20 Wang Yi and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi co-chair the 9th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum via video link (Beijing Municipality)
07/04/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, says China stands ready to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia (Beijing Municipality)
06/29/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew, both sides agree strengthen China-Africa solidarity in fight against COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
06/28/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, with both sides calling for solidarity and cooperation in global efforts against COVID (Beijing Municipality)
06/25/20 Wang Yi called for just and reasonable solution to the Palestine issue on video conference with the UN Security Council (Beijing Municipality)
06/24/20 Wang Yi held a video conference on with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, says China ready to promote bilateral relations to a new level. (Beijing Municipality)
06/23/20 Wang Yi attended a video conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (Beijing Municipality)
06/04/20 Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. (Beijing Municipality)
06/04/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with his Egyptian FM, Sameh Shoukry. (Beijing Municipality)
05/27/20 Wang Yi says China is willing to continue providing assistance to Kyrgyzstan in fight against COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/27/20 Wang Yi says China is willing to enhance coordination with France to increase political support and funding for the WHO (Beijing Municipality)
05/24/20 Wang Yi says China's diplomacy must adapt to new realities and solve new problems in serving development (Beijing Municipality)
05/24/20 Wang Yi says foreign ministry is willing to hold a special global event at a proper time to showcase Hubei Province and Wuhan. (Beijing Municipality)
05/24/20 Wang Yi says China and Africa have stood by each other in the battle against the COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/14/20 Wang Yi talked on phone with foreign ministers of Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Estonia over the COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/12/20 Wang Yi, on call with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya, says China willing to continue helping Spain fight COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/12/20 Wang Yi has a phone call with Foreign Affairs Minister of the Dominican Republic Miguel Vargas Maldonado. (Beijing Municipality)
05/11/20 Wang Yi tells Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew, China ready to stand together with Ethiopia, other African nations, to defeat COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/11/20 Wang Yi on phone call with Angolan FM Tete Antonio, says China will continue to strengthen exchanges with Angola in the fight against COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
05/06/20 Wang Yi on a phone call with Mongolian FM Damdin Tsogtbaatar, says China and Mongolia should strengthen joint prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic (Beijing Municipality)
05/06/20 Wang Yi lauded the prioritization of developing China-Slovakia relations by the new Slovak government in a phone call with Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korcok (Beijing Municipality)
05/05/20 Wang Yi said in a phone call with his Uzbek FM Abdulaziz Kamilov, that China is ready to continue helping Uzbekistan fight the COVID-19 pandemic (Beijing Municipality)
04/29/20 On phone call with Singaporean FM Vivian Balakrishnan, Wang Yi says China willing to set up green channel for personnel exchanges, supplies delivery (Beijing Municipality)
04/28/20 BRICS countries agree to boost cooperation on COVID-19 during the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Extraordinary Conference via video link (Beijing Municipality)
04/28/20 Wang Yi says the international community should never be distracted in its collaborative response to COVID-19 by finger-pointing or the blame game (Beijing Municipality)
04/18/20 On a phone call with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Wang Yi says supporting the WHO means safeguarding multilateralism. (Beijing Municipality)
04/17/20 Wang Yi discussed the COVID-19 and China-Africa cooperation in a phone conversation with Amadou Ba, foreign minister of Senegal (Beijing Municipality)
04/09/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian, China and France support the WHO in playing its due role in combating COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
04/03/20 Wang Yi had a phone call with his German FM Heiko Maas to discuss global cooperation to defeat the COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
04/03/20 On phone call with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Wang Yi urged countries to avoid any kind of groundless suspicions and not to politicize cooperation in COVID-19 fight (Beijing Municipality)
04/02/20 Wang Yi on phone call with Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne urged Canada to remove obstacles that impede the development of the two countries' relations. In a phone conversation with (Beijing Municipality)
04/01/20 Wang Yi spoke on the phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on deepening cooperation to combat COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
03/24/20 On phone call with Retno Marsudi, Wang Yi says China and Indonesia should push G20 to strengthen solidarity and coordination in fight against COVID-19. (Beijing Municipality)
03/20/20 A special meeting via videoconference on the novel coronavirus disease was held among the foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. (Beijing Municipality)
03/20/20 Wang Yi on phone call with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, says China ready to help Britain in COVID-19 fight (Beijing Municipality)
03/19/20 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says France will learn from China's experience in fighting COVID-19 in a phone call with Wang Yi (Beijing Municipality)
03/18/20 Wang Yi says viruses respect no borders, and that it is the common responsibility of the international community to deal with and win the battle against viruses. (Beijing Municipality)
03/15/20 On phone call, Wang Yi tells Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya that China will take actions to help Spain fight COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
03/15/20 Wang Yi held a phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin, says China is willing to help Philippines fight COVID-19. (Beijing Municipality)
03/11/20 Wang Yi talked on phone with Malaysia's new Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to discuss ongoing COVID-19 epidemic (Beijing Municipality)
03/10/20 Wang Yi on phone call with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, says China-Italy friendship will make new progress amid fight against COVID-19. (Beijing Municipality)
03/09/20 Wang Yi held a phone talk with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab over the fight against the novel coronavirus. (Beijing Municipality)
02/26/20 In a phone call Wang Yi tells Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi China and Japan need to boost coordination to prevent cross-border spread of the COVID-19 (Beijing Municipality)
02/20/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Laos, Vientiane
02/19/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Laos, Vientiane
and met with the following:
Lim Jock Hoi (ASEAN Secretary-General)
Teodoro Locsin (Philippine Foreign Secretary)
Vivian Balakrishnan (Singaporean Foreign Minister)
02/19/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Laos, Vientiane
and met with the following:
Pham Binh Minh (Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister)
02/19/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Laos, Vientiane
02/15/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Germany, Munich
and met with the following:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director-General)
02/15/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Germany, Munich
and met with the following:
Josep Borrell (EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)
02/15/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Germany, Munich
and met with the following:
Toshimitsu Motegi (Japanese Foreign Minister)
02/14/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Germany, Berlin
and met with the following:
Heiko Maas (German Foreign Minister)
02/08/20 Wang Yi and Senegalese Foreign Minister Amadou Ba held a phone conversation to discuss fight against novel coronavirus epidemic (Beijing Municipality)
02/02/20 Russian FM Sergei Lavrov, on phone call with Wang Yi, says Russia believes that threat of novel coronavirus epidemic will soon be eliminated. (Beijing Municipality)
02/02/20 Wang Yi discussed bilateral ties with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in a telephone conversation (Beijing Municipality)
01/31/20 Wang Yi tells Canadian FM Francois-Philippe Champagne that China will send chartered planes to take home Hubei residents stranded overseas following a novel coronavirus outbreak. (Beijing Municipality)
01/30/20 Wang Yi held phone talks with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, who expressed full confidence in China's fight against novel coronavirus outbreak. (Beijing Municipality)
01/28/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi was in Beijing Municipality
and met with the following:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director-General)
01/28/20 Wang Yi in a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha says China will enhance int'l cooperation over battle against epidemic (Beijing Municipality)
01/26/20 Wang Yi spoke with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi by phone to discuss efforts to combat the novel coronavirus epidemic (Beijing Municipality)
01/20/20 Wang Yi says historical and legal fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China will not change no matter how the situation in Taiwan may evolve (Beijing Municipality)
01/20/20 Wang Yi says China is willing to work with U.S. to build and advance bilateral ties and manage differences while seeking common ground. (Beijing Municipality)
01/14/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Sri Lanka, Colombo
and met with the following:
Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Sri Lankan President)
01/13/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Zimbabwe, Harare
and met with the following:
Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwean President)
01/12/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Zimbabwe, Harare
01/11/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Burundi, Bujumbura
and met with the following:
Ezechiel Nibigira (Burundian Foreign Minister)
01/08/20
TRAVEL
Wang Yi travelled to Egypt, Cairo
and met with the following:
Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Secretary General, Arab League)
01/04/20 Wang Yi on phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, says China will play a constructive role in maintaining peace, security in Middle East. Urges U.S. not to abuse force (Beijing Municipality)
01/04/20 Wang Yi discussed Gulf tensions, cooperation at UN Security Council with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a phone call (Beijing Municipality)
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