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Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwanese minister John Deng announce that Taiwan and the United States will seek formal trade relations with each other, including cooperation on agricultural and digital trade, harmonizing anti-corruption standards, and addressing "significant distortions" caused by state-owned enterprises.
2022-08-18

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks China to help mediate a ceasefire. In response, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that China is ready to help Russia and Ukraine reach an agreement and mediate a ceasefire. China has also expressed regret for the conflict.
2022-03-1

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges Russia to respect the "territorial sovereignty" of Ukraine and to "put an end to civilian casualties by resuming negotiations."
2022-02-25

Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi asks the Taliban during a conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to make a "clean break" with all terrorist forces, especially the al-Qaeda-backed East Turkestan Islamic Movement, and to return to mainstream Afghan politics.
2021-07-14

The Czech foreign ministry summons the Chinese ambassador in Prague over threats made by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi against Senate President Miloš Vystrčil, who is on an official visit to Taiwan.
2020-08-31

Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi accuses the United States of being the "world's biggest destabilizing factor" and of "smearing China everywhere" at the G20 meeting in Nagoya.
2019-11-23

China's foreign minister Wang Yi calls for restraint and urges all sides to take part in the resumption of negotiations.
2017-04-26

At an event hosted by Center for Strategic and International Studies, Foreign Minister Wang Yi expresses China's concerns that the planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system and the X band radar for which the South Korea and the United States have started talks to secure its approval in order to counter the growing threat of North Korea's weapons capabilities could jeopardize the country's "legitimate national security interests." At the Pentagon, Harry Harris, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said that if China wanted to prevent consideration of the THAAD system's deployment, it should lean on Pyongyang saying, "If China wanted to exert a lot of influence on somebody to prevent THAAD from being considered going into Korea, then they should exert that influence on North Korea."
2016-02-25

United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agree on a draft resolution that would expand United Nations Security Council sanctions following North Korea's latest nuclear test. U.S. President Barack Obama participated in the meeting. The draft is now headed to the full 15-member council. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-us-northkorea-nuclear-un-idUSKCN0VX2T5 (Reuters)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-876448-us-china-agree-on-un-north-korea-resolution-whouse (AFP via "Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2016-02-24

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agree, on principle, that a strong United Nations Security Council resolution is needed regarding North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month.
2016-01-27