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Baerbock talks with Wang Yi
First contact between top diplomats: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi via video conference on Thursday. Baerbock and Wang assured each other that their countries’ cooperation should be based on international law. Coordination between China and Germany would be important in dealing with numerous crises.The German version also includes […] continue reading →
Silk Road diplomacy starts into the new year
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seeking dialogue with potential and established partner countries of the new Silk Road (Belt and Road, BRI). Currently, Wang is still touring Indian Ocean littoral states. He is visiting Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Eritrea, and Kenya. Then, at the end of this week, it will be the turn of […] continue reading →
China sends peace ambassadors to Africa
China plans to send a peace envoy to the conflict-plagued Horn of Africa region. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the announcement last Thursday during a diplomatic visit to Kenya. The special envoy, who has not yet been named, is expected to focus on easing the military conflict in Ethiopia between the Tigray People’s Liberation […] continue reading →
Blinken calls Wang on Taiwan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Taiwan with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome. According to the American account of the meeting, the aim was to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts. The meeting lasted one hour and took place in an open and constructive atmosphere. Blinken expressed […] continue reading →
US rules out COVID origin as bioweapon
The US published a supplemented version of its intelligence report on the origin of Sars-CoV-2 at the weekend. In it, the authors cite the possibility of a laboratory accident in the city of Wuhan as a possible scenario for the release of the pathogen. At the same time, they rule out the possibility that the […] continue reading →
Beijing promotes technology cooperation with EU
A day ahead of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the Chinese government said it has raised cooperation in the technology sector with Brussels. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged views with EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell on promoting cooperation in the fields of technological innovation, finance, energy, and agriculture, the Chinese announced […] continue reading →
NATO chief calls for more transparency in armaments
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on China to make its arms policy more transparent. In a video conversation with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday, the NATO chief for the first time also expressed direct concern about the People’s Republic’s nuclear armament, according to a statement issued by the defense alliance. Stoltenberg said […] continue reading →
Borrell and Wang Yi continue strategic dialogue
Shortly after the general election and amid choppy diplomatic waters, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi have agreed to hold talks. Borrell and Wang will speak for around two hours via video link on Tuesday as part of the EU-China strategic dialogue, a spokeswoman for the European External Action […] continue reading →
Foreign Minister Wang travels Southeast Asia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a visit to Vietnam on Saturday and has continued to Cambodia for talks on Sunday and Monday. In Phnom Penh, he will meet Premier Hu Sen. After that, it’s on to Singapore. The countries of Southeast Asia currently have a divided relationship with China. It is usually the largest […] continue reading →
Millions in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
China has pledged humanitarian aid worth 200 million yuan for Afghanistan (about 26 million euros). The goods include grain, medicine and vaccines, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing announced on Thursday, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). According to the report, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge during a video conference with his […] continue reading →
Tensions block climate talks
US special climate envoy John Kerry’s talks in China ended on Friday without a result. Chinese officials had wanted to make it clear to the US government that “it is impossible to win China’s cooperation on climate change while taking an anti-Chinese stance on key issues,” Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Beijing […] continue reading →
Conditions for cooperation on climate protection
China has set conditions for cooperation with the USA on climate change. Washington cannot be allowed to try and curb China’s development on the one hand – and push for cooperation on the other, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a visit by US climate envoy John Kerry to Tianjin on Thursday. Wang accused President […] continue reading →
Meeting between Biden and Xi threatens to fall through
The chances of a meeting between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping have apparently lowered. As the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Monday evening, the planned meeting at the G-20 summit in Rome in October might not happen after all. The newspaper cites sources familiar with the preparations.While there has […] continue reading →
New sanctions complicate mission for US diplomat
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman originally wanted to ease tensions between the US and China during her mission. But shortly before her arrival in Tianjin on Sunday, Beijing added fuel to the fire, making her mission all the more difficult. In retaliation for punitive measures taken by the US against representatives of the […] continue reading →
US Deputy Secretary Sherman to meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend. Sherman will address several topics of conflict, but also wants to talk about mutual interests, the US State Department announced on Wednesday. The US diplomat will meet representatives of the Chinese government, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Tianjin on Sunday. Sherman […] continue reading →
Tense atmosphere in Alaska
The first high-level face-to-face meeting between representatives of the new American government and representatives of the Chinese government and the Communist Party at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage has begun tense, as expected. Observers spoke of an icy and irritable atmosphere on the first of two days, casting doubt on whether a meeting between the two presidents, which had been brought into play by the Chinese side in the spring, would materialize. continue reading →
Digital health certificate planned
China is working on a digital health certificate to facilitate travel in pandemic times. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The digital health certificate will, for example, allow states to verify travelers’ COVID test results or vaccinations taken, thus “restoring healthy, safe and orderly travel […] continue reading →
WHO mission without Germans
The international team of experts investigating the sources of the coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in China on Thursday – without German participation, as the Robert Koch Institute RKI confirmed on request. The only German participant, the epidemiologist Fabian Leendertz, had to cancel at short notice for family reasons, the […] continue reading →