Category: Wang Yi

Beijing Pursuing Pacific-Wide Trade, Security Pact to Entrench Influence

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Pacific will coincide with attempts by Beijing to advance a South Pacific-wide deal with 10 island nations covering areas such as policing, security, and data communication, according to a leaked draft of the agreement. The expansive pact is the latest step by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Beijing Pursuing Pacific-Wide Trade, Security, Data Pact to Entrench Influence

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Pacific will coincide with attempts by Beijing to advance a South Pacific-wide deal with 10 island nations covering areas such as policing, security, and data communication, according to a leaked draft of the agreement. The expansive pact is the latest step by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Beijing In Pursuit of Pacific Security, Data Bloc to Entrench Influence

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Pacific will coincide with attempts by Beijing to advance a South Pacific-wide deal with 10 island nations covering areas such as policing, security, and data communication, according to a leaked draft of the agreement. The expansive pact is the latest step by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Beijing Pursues Pacific Security, Data Bloc to Entrench Influence

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Pacific will coincide with attempts by Beijing to advance a South Pacific-wide deal with 10 island nations covering areas such as policing, security, and data communication, according to a leaked draft of the agreement. The expansive pact is the latest step by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Chinese Foreign Minister to Travel to Solomon Islands to Cement Diplomatic Ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will lead a high-level delegation to the Solomon Islands to cement a recently signed security pact that will allow Beijing to station troops and weapons in the region. Wang’s visit is expected to occur sometime in May and comes amid Australia’s ongoing federal election campaign (due to end on May…


US Will Face ‘Consequences’ Over Pelosi’s Reported Visit to Taiwan, China Warns

China warned on April 7 that it would respond “resolutely” if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) visits Taiwan. Wang Yi, the Chinese regime’s foreign minister, said the response would ensure Washington bears “all the consequences,” without providing details. He also accused the United States of trampling on its “red line” over Taiwan. Pelosi’s trip to Asia…


China ‘More Determined’ to Boost Ties With Russia, Top CCP Official Says Amid Ukraine War

Beijing and Moscow are “more determined” to boost bilateral ties and expand cooperation, said China’s foreign minister Wang Yi following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held in eastern China. In what marked their first in-person meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine, Wang told Lavrov that the Moscow-Beijing relationship has “withstood new trials of…


China Says It Stands For ‘International Democracy’—What Does That Really Mean?

News Analysis A recent video press conference featuring Chinese Communist Party (CCP) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took place on March 7. The government official sat down with both Chinese and foreign media representatives to answer questions about China’s approach to international relations, especially given the escalating situation in Ukraine. Wang’s responses to…


China Needs to ‘Stand Up and Make Its Voice Heard’ on Ukraine Crisis: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 6 that China has failed to live up to its own words about the “sanctity” of national sovereignty by not speaking up against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “China speaks often about the sanctity of this principle of sovereignty,” Blinken told CNN in an interview from Moldova…


Ukraine Foreign Minister Says China Has ‘Tools’ to Persuade Russia to End Invasion

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on March 6 that he believes the Chinese regime has sufficient diplomatic tools to stop Russia’s invasion, renewing focus on Beijing’s role in the Moscow-Kyiv conflicts. “China enjoys a special relationship with Russia,” Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Sunday’s press conference. “We expect that they will be…