Wang Yi

Blinken meets Wang Yi, says Chinese balloon programme 'exposed' to world

Amidst strained ties over an alleged Chinese spy balloon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and raised "the unacceptable" violation of American sovereignty and warned that Beijing's material support to Moscow over Ukrainian war would attract sanctions. The meeting on Saturday between the two top American and Chinese diplomats took place on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. "The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of US sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in US territorial airspace, underscoring that this irresponsible act must never occur again," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. "During the meeting, Blinken made clear the United States will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty, and that the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon programme which has intruded into the airspace of more than 40 countries across five continents has be

China appoints US envoy Qin Gang as new foreign minister to succeed Wang Yi

China has appointed its envoy to the US Qin Gang as the new foreign minister to succeed incumbent Wang Yi, who has been elevated to the Political Bureau -- the ruling Communist Party's top policy body. It is, however, not clear whether Qin, 56, will take over the post immediately. Wang, 69, has been elevated to the high-power Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Congratulations to H.E. Qin Gang @AmbQinGang for his appointment as China's new Foreign Minister! Looking forward to a splendid new chapter in China's diplomacy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson and Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying tweeted. The announcement was a surprise as the new administration to be headed by the new Premier is scheduled to take over during the annual Parliament session slated to be held from March 5 next year. A new central cabinet called the State Council, replacing the present one headed by Premier Li Keqiang, will take charge during the annual session of the country's

China ready to work on relations with India: Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Sunday, said that China is ready to work with India through steady and sound growth of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website

India to attend SCO FM meet; Bilawal, Wang Yi, Jaishankar to meet in person

Coming week in Uzbekistan, EAM S Jaishankar will be sharing the table with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers meeting

India, China ties show 'momentum of recovery': Wang Yi tells Jaishankar

The ties between China and India have generally shown a "momentum of recovery" as the two countries have maintained communication and effectively managed their differences, Wang Yi said

Chinese companies operating in India need to follow law of land: MEA

Chinese companies operating in India need to follow the law of the land, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, a day after China reacted to the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities

India-China ties should be based on mutual respect: Jaishankar tells Wang

Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang in Bali with a focus on "specific outstanding issues"

Jaishankar, Chinese FM meet to discuss 'specific outstanding issues'

The talks took place on the sidelines of a meeting of the foreign ministers of G20 countries

Antony Blinken sets G-20 meeting with Chinese FM; silent on Russia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will see his Chinese counterpart this week at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 bloc of nations that will likely exacerbate splits over Russia's war

India, China discuss return of students, resumption of direct flights

Over 23,000 Indian students are studying in Chinese colleges, mostly medical courses; over 12,000 Indian students have expressed their wish to return

Indian envoy Rawat meets Chinese foreign minister ahead of BRICS summit

Their meeting on Wednesday assumed significance as it came ahead of Thursday's virtual BRICS summit hosted by President Xi Jinping which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to take part

India's common interests far outweigh differences, Wang Yi tells envoy

India's common interests far outweigh their differences, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the Indian ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat on Wednesday

China falls short on deal with Pacific nations but finds smaller wins

China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns

'Seriously awry': Chinese minister lashes out at US diplomat's comments

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the US view on China has "seriously gone awry" and Beijing will not give in to "blackmail and coercion"

Chinese FM Wang Yi visits Kiribati where fishing ground is at stake

The four-hour visit by Wang Yi was his second stop on an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the South Pacific region

FM Wang to visit S Pacific island states as China eyes influence in region

Wang Yi's schedule includes visits to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor from May 26 to June 4

UN rights official Bachelet starts Xinjiang trip, meets Chinese FM Wang

China's foreign minister met with the UN's top human rights official on her visit to the country and shared with her that China opposes politicising human rights and imposing double standards

China willing to cement friendship with Nepal, safeguard peace: Wang Yi

Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China is willing to join hands with Nepal to cement friendship between the two countries and safeguard regional peace.

Nepal signs nine agreements with China during Wang Yi's visit

The Foreign Ministers of Nepal and China, Narayan Khadka and Wang Yi, respectively, witnessed the signing and exchange of agreements, MoUs and documents after delegation-level talks

China doesn't want unipolar Asia, respects India's role in region: Wang Yi

Wang conveyed to Doval that China is open to 'plus one' projects in South Asia, and both countries should cooperate multilaterally, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated