Posters: Head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of Chinese diplomacy

At the press conference on March 8, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi reviewed China's achievements in head-of-state diplomacy in 2025 and envisioned highlights in 2026.

Wang Yi noted, head-of-state diplomacy is the anchor of China's diplomacy. Navigating the international landscape over the past year, President Xi Jinping charted a course through rough waters with extensive head-of-state diplomacy, which was captured in a number of historic moments. President Xi Jinping had important meetings with world leaders over the past year, pioneering new practices of dialogue and coordination between major countries; he visited Southeast Asia, Russia, Central Asia and the Republic of Korea, building up the new momentum of good neighborliness and friendship; he hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin and the China-CELAC Forum, gathering new impetus for the great unity of the Global South; he attended a series of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, sounding a new, powerful call for safeguarding peace and justice.

Wang Yi pointed out, through head-of-state diplomacy over the past year, the international community has had a better understanding of, drawn closer to, and had greater trust in and higher expectation of China.

More and more countries have come to see that under the guidance and stewardship of President Xi Jinping, China's diplomacy provides the most-needed stability and certainty to a world in turmoil and serves as an irreplaceable mainstay amid global turbulence. In particular, the series of important initiatives and propositions put forward by President Xi Jinping demonstrate exceptional strategic foresight and broad global vision. They point out the right way forward for the changes in the world unseen in a century.

Wang Yi said, in 2026, President Xi Jinping will receive guests from around the world, host major diplomatic events such as the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and the second China-Arab States Summit, and make several important visits abroad. These diplomatic engagements are bound to further advance China’s relations with the world in a positive direction, open up new space for building a community with a shared future for humanity, and enable the Chinese nation to make new, greater contribution to world peace and development.