Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi outlined China's diplomatic priorities for the upcoming year, emphasizing major events to be hosted domestically and a new model of engagement with the United States, while also focusing on safeguarding the interests of the Global South, promoting free trade, and countering secessionist activities.

• Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered these remarks at the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations in Beijing.
• China plans to host the second China-Arab States Summit in 2026 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum events in 2026, which will also mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and African countries.
• The country has extended its unilateral visa waiver to 48 countries, resulting in over 20 million visa-free entries (a more than 50 percent increase year-on-year) in the first three quarters of this year.