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China backs Cuba against 'external interference' as foreign minister visits Beijing

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla shake hands before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla shake hands before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool/File Photo

China tells Russia’s security chief bilateral relations could ‘break new ground’ in 2026

Russian Security Council's Secretary Sergei Shoigu shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Meeting of BRICS high-ranking security officials, in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 10, 2024. Alexei Danichev/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via REUTERS/File Photo
Russian Security Council's Secretary Sergei Shoigu shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Meeting of BRICS high-ranking security officials, in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 10, 2024. Alexei Danichev/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via REUTERS/File Photo

Top Chinese officials hold talks with OIC secretary general

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

China says Carney’s Beijing visit key to rebooting ties

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China.

China, Ethiopia pledge closer cooperation in areas from infrastructure to AI

FILE PHOTO: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at the ministerial conference of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at the ministerial conference of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo

African Union reaffirms ‘one China’ policy in visit by top diplomat Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the African Union's headquarters in Ethiopia on Jan 8, at the start of a visit to several east African countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the African Union's headquarters in Ethiopia on Jan 8, at the start of a visit to several east African countries.

China says it cannot accept countries acting as ‘world judge’ after US captures Maduro

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

China seeks better US ties while vowing not to cede on Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will remain engaged with the US on the basis of mutual respect, but will not “yield an inch” on core interests. 
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will remain engaged with the US on the basis of mutual respect, but will not “yield an inch” on core interests. 

News analysis

China steps out of diplomatic shadows to take credit for efforts on Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire

This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 29, 2025 shows China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) looking as Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn (L), who is also the country's Foreign Minister, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (R) during a meeting in China's Yunnan province.  (Photo by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 29, 2025 shows China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) looking as Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn (L), who is also the country's Foreign Minister, shakes hands with Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (R) during a meeting in China's Yunnan province.  (Photo by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Thailand and Cambodia agree to consolidate ceasefire in China talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, in Yuxi, Yunnan province, China December 28, 2025. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, in Yuxi, Yunnan province, China December 28, 2025. cnsphoto via REUTERS

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