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China urges Trump to make the right choices as Beijing predicts more uncertainty in 2025

Foreign Minister Wang Yi vows ‘China will firmly be a force for peace’ while hoping Washington will meet Beijing halfway

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave the keynote speech at the Symposium on the International Situation and China’s Foreign Relations in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Cyril Ip
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has called on the incoming Trump administration to “make the right choices” to strengthen relations as Beijing commits to being a driver of peace and stability amid expected global uncertainty next year.

Wang made the remarks on Tuesday at the Symposium on the International Situation and China’s Foreign Relations, hosted by the foreign ministry-affiliated China Institute of International Studies.

“Looking forward to next year, the international situation is uncertain and unstable factors will increase significantly,” Wang said in his nearly 40-minute speech. “Faced with global turmoil and conflicts, China will firmly be a force for peace.”

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He said that in fostering the collective advancement of humanity, Chinese diplomacy would continue to pursue noble causes, uphold justice and take the high road, while championing peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit.

“We will provide steadfast support for global strategic stability, underpinned by China’s own stability, and confront all global uncertainties with China’s certainty,” Wang said.

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