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Wang Yi speaks on China's foreign policy and external relations

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-03-07 15:03

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On multilateralism

Building small circles in the name of multilateralism is in fact "group politics," multilateralism with one's own interests taking precedence is still unilateral thinking, and "selective multilateralism" is not the right choice.

True multilateralism means openness and inclusiveness instead of closeness and exclusion. It means equal-footed consultation instead of supremacy over others, Wang said. (Read more)

On system differences

Diversity is the integral feature of human civilization, and differences in systems should not be the ground for antagonism or confrontation, Wang Yi said.

Progress of human civilization cannot be achieved by taking only one path, nor should there be only one model, Wang told reporters at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress. (Read more)

China's WTO accession

Wang said the past two decades have taught China four important lessons: We must stay committed to the fundamental policy of opening-up; we must stay committed to the principle of win-win cooperation; we must stay committed to the right direction of economic globalization; and we must stay committed to the central role of the WTO.

"China has injected energy into economic globalization, and facilitated the optimization of global industry chains and resources," he said. (Read more)

On China-Japan relations

China's coast guard law is only routine national legislation that does not target any certain country and the law is fully in accordance with international law and practice, Wang Yi said.

For the China-Japan relationship to be more mature and stable, China and Japan need to stay focused without being distracted by any single event, he said. (Read more)

'Xinjiang genocide' claim a thorough lie

The so-called claim of genocide in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is preposterous, which is a rumor fabricated with ulterior motives and a thorough lie, Wang Yi said on Sunday.

Some western politicians chose to believe in the lies cooked up by a few instead of listening to the voice of 25 million Xinjiang residents of various ethnic groups, Wang said, adding that they chose to dance with the clumsy dramas by a few anti-China forces instead of acknowledging the progress in Xinjiang. (Read more)

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