When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi faced the world’s media on Friday, he sought to drive home one key message: that in today’s turbulent world, China is a stabilising force and ready to defend world peace.
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Although he made just a few direct references to the United States, Wang contrasted the Chinese and American positions on a range of issues, painting the US as a disruptor of global peace and China as a champion of the developing world.
“We’re living in a changing and turbulent world where certainty is becoming a scarce resource. The choices made by countries, especially major countries, will determine the trajectory of our times and shape the future of the world,” he said at the foreign minister’s annual press conference on the sidelines of the “two sessions” in Beijing.
“China’s diplomacy will stand firm on the right side of history and on the side of human progress. We will provide certainty to this uncertain world.”
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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi lays out directions for country’s foreign policies
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi lays out directions for country’s foreign policies
Much of that uncertainty is coming from Washington as Donald Trump returns to the White House with a clearly different approach to those of previous administrations.
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