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Wang Yi

Wang Yi

Chinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023

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Photo: Office of U.S. National Security Advisor, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • 3d ago

    China and North Korea open long-delayed Yalu River bridge, 12 years after completion

    The 3,026-metre bridge over the Yalu River connects Dandong in China with Sinuiju in North Korea and was finished in 2014. Trucks crossed it for the first time on Thursday, 15 October 2026.

  • Oct 5

    Sanae Takaichi calls China an important neighbour in policy speech to Japan's Diet

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to build stable ties with China while asserting national positions, and promised a year-end demographic strategy as Japan's domestic population fell below 120 million.

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  • Sep 25

    Donald Trump and Xi Jinping conclude Washington summit with gift exchanges and diplomatic truce

    US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a three-day state visit in Washington, pairing symbolic gestures with discussions on Taiwan and trade stability.

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