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| native_name = 王毅
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'''Wang Yi''' (Chinese: 王毅; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Director of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] [[Central Foreign Affairs Commission|Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission]] Office since January 2023, and as [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] of China since July 2023 (previously from 2013 to 2022).<ref>{{Cite web |last=张 |first=丽青 |year=2022 |orig-date=2022-10-23 |title=中共二十届中央领导机构成员简历 |trans-title=Biographical notes of the members of the 20th Central Governing Body of the Communist Party of China |url=https://www.moj.gov.cn/pub/sfbgw/zwgkztzl/2022zt/sdbershida20221013/qwfb20230310/202303/t20230312_474141_8.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.moj.gov.cn |publisher=中华人民共和国司法部 |via=新华网}}</ref>
Wang is a member of the [[20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party|20th Politburo]]. He previously served as [[State councillor|State Councilor]] of China from 2018 to 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2013 to 2022, Director of the State Council [[Taiwan Affairs Office]] from 2008 to 2013, and [[List of ambassadors of China to Japan|Chinese Ambassador to Japan]] from 2004 to 2007.
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== Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2022) ==
[[File:Presidenta participa en la ceremonia de firma de documentos junto al Presidente de la República Popular China, Xi Jinping. (30828855600).jpg|thumb|right|Wang signs a document in 2016 under the guidance of Xi Jinping and the President [[Michelle Bachelet]] of Chile; at the other end of the table the Chilean foreign minister is signing the mirror copy]]
On 16 March 2013, during [[2013 National People's Congress|the first session]] of the [[12th National People's Congress]] (NPC), Wang was appointed [[Minister of Foreign Affairs
[[Foreign policy of Xi Jinping|China's foreign policy under Xi Jinping's]] has been described as increasingly assertive, even to the point of being dubbed [[Wolf warrior diplomacy]]. In his inaugural press conference as Foreign Affairs Minister in March 2014, Wang characterized this new direction as "proactively striving for achievements to let the world hear of the Chinese solutions and Chinese voices."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zhao |first=Suisheng |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1331741429 |title=The dragon roars back : transformational leaders and dynamics of Chinese foreign policy |date=2023 |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |isbn=978-1-5036-3088-8 |location=Stanford, California |pages=85–86 |oclc=1331741429 |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306101710/https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1331741429 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, Wang's leader described the "Two Guidances", the principles that: (1) China should guide the global community in building a more just and reasonable world order, and (2) that China should guide the global community in safeguarding international security.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Zhao |first=Suisheng |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1331741429 |title=The dragon roars back : transformational leaders and dynamics of Chinese foreign policy |date=2023 |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |isbn=978-1-5036-3088-8 |location=Stanford, California |pages=240 |oclc=1331741429 |author-link=Suisheng Zhao |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306101710/https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1331741429 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the "Two Guidances", Wang compared China as the "leading goat" in "guiding the reform of global governance."<ref name=":1" />
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=== East Asia ===
[[File:Foreign Minister Rau visited Guiyang 2021 (2).jpg|thumb|Wang with Polish
On the evening of 15 April 2018, Wang was received by his Japanese counterpart [[Taro Kono]], on the first such official visit of a
=== Canadian journalist incident ===
[[File:Wang with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019.jpg|thumb|right|Wang with Brazilian
During a joint news conference in [[Ottawa]] on 1 June 2016, with [[Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Stéphane Dion]], Wang responded to Canadian reporter Amanda Connolly of online news site ''[[iPolitics]]'' over a question she raised regarding [[human rights in China]], saying "Your question was full of prejudice against China and an arrogance that comes from I don't know where. This is totally unacceptable to me".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buckley |first=Chris |date=2016-06-02 |title=China's Foreign Minister Castigates Canadian Reporter for Rights Question |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/world/asia/canada-china-wang-yi.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016181729/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/world/asia/canada-china-wang-yi.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 June 2016 |title=China berates Canadian reporter |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/china-canada-wang-yi-journalist/index.html |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523141310/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/02/asia/china-canada-wang-yi-journalist/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kassam |first1=Ashifa |last2=Phillips |first2=Tom |date=2 June 2016 |title=Chinese minister vents anger when Canadian reporter asks about human rights |work=[[The Guardian]] |location= |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jun/02/chinese-foreign-minister-canada-angry-human-rights-question |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109015440/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jun/02/chinese-foreign-minister-canada-angry-human-rights-question |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Xinjiang internment camps ===
{{Further|Persecution of Uyghurs in China}}
In 2018, Wang said the world should ignore "gossip" about [[Xinjiang internment camps]].<ref>{{cite news |date=27 November 2018 |title=Academics condemn China over Xinjiang camps, urge sanctions |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/academics-condemn-china-xinjiang-camps-urge-sanctions-181127015605193.html |access-date=14 May 2020 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914153208/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/academics-condemn-china-xinjiang-camps-urge-sanctions-181127015605193.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2021, Wang said that "We welcome more people to visit Xinjiang - seeing is believing. This is the best way to debunk rumours."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title='Only Chinese people have a say in China's affairs' - RTHK|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1579244-20210307.htm|access-date=2021-03-16|website=[[RTHK]]|language=en-gb|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310042454/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1579244-20210307.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, journalists from the British
=== Diplomatic recognition of PRC ===
[[File:Wang Yi and Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran 2021-03-27.jpeg|thumb|Wang and Iranian
During Wang's current Foreign Ministry leadership, he has facilitated obtaining the diplomatic recognition of China by [[Panama]] in 2017 as well as getting the [[Dominican Republic]] and [[El Salvador]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Kuo |first=Lily |date=21 August 2018 |title=Taiwan vows to stand up to China after El Salvador cuts ties |language=en |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027165311/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/taiwan-further-isolated-as-el-salvador-switches-allegiance-to-china |url-status=live }}</ref> to switch over in recognizing China (People's Republic of China) instead of [[Taiwan]] (Republic of China) in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yu |first=Jess Macy |date=1 May 2018 |title=Taiwan angry as China snatches ally away |language=en |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/taiwan-angry-as-china-snatches-ally-away-20180501-p4zcoy.html |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502213207/https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/taiwan-angry-as-china-snatches-ally-away-20180501-p4zcoy.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramzy |first=Austin |date=1 May 2018 |title=Taiwan's Diplomatic Isolation Increases as Dominican Republic Recognizes China |language=en |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/world/asia/taiwan-dominican-republic-recognize.html |access-date=2 May 2018 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502025514/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/world/asia/taiwan-dominican-republic-recognize.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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=== United States ===
On 22 February 2021, Wang urged the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|administration]] of US
Wang criticized the speed and timing of the [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)|withdrawal]] of the American-led [[NATO]] forces from [[Afghanistan]] and urged them to withdraw in a "responsible and orderly manner".<ref>{{Cite news |title=China: Collective Efforts Required to Contain Afghan Insecurity 'Spillover' |website=[[Voice of America]] |url=https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/china-collective-efforts-required-contain-afghan-insecurity-spillover |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718055453/https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/china-collective-efforts-required-contain-afghan-insecurity-spillover |archive-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>
=== Russia ===
[[File:Vladimir Putin with Wang Yi (2018-04-05) 02.jpg|thumb|Wang with Russian
On 28 July 2022, Wang attended the meeting of foreign ministers of the [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation]] (SCO). He met with Russian
== Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Foreign Minister (2023–present) ==
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While the plan attracted support from Hungarian prime minister [[Viktor Orbán]], NATO Secretary-General [[Jens Stoltenberg]] said that the plan "doesn't have much credibility because [the Chinese] have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine."<ref name="wpp">{{cite news |last1=Preussen |first1=Wilhelmine |date=27 February 2023 |title=Orbán backs China's Ukraine peace plan |work=[[Politico Europe]] |publisher= |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-hungary-ukraine-china-peace-plan-russia-invasion/ |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316172428/https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-hungary-ukraine-china-peace-plan-russia-invasion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 23 July 2024, the Ukrainian foreign minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]] visited China for talks ways to achieve a peaceful end to the war with Russia. This was the first such bilateral visit since 2012.<ref name=reuters-20240723>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-foreign-minister-arrives-china-discuss-fair-peace-2024-07-23/ |title=Ukraine's foreign minister arrives in China to discuss 'fair peace' |last1=Dysa |first1=Yuliia |last2=Balmforth |first2=Tom |publisher=Reuters |url-access=limited |date=23 July 2024 |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=ukrn-20240724>{{cite news |url=https://ukranews.com/en/news/1021966-just-peace-in-ukraine-corresponds-to-strategic-interests-of-china-kuleba |title=Just peace in Ukraine corresponds to strategic interests of China - Kuleba |last=Zubkova |first=Daria |website=Ukrainian News |date=24 July 2024 |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
===Apparent advocacy for the establishment of an East Asian race-based alliance ===
On 3 July 2023, at the 2023 International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation in [[Qingdao]], Wang made remarks during a speech towards the participating Japanese and South Korean audience where he called for [[China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit|Japan and South Korea to work together with China]] to "[[Economy of East Asia|prosper together]], revitalize [[East Asia]], revitalize Asia and benefit the world" by controversially stating that "most [[European American|American]]s and Europeans can't tell [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]] apart" and that "no matter how [[Blue-eyed blonde|blonde]] you dye your hair, how sharp you shape your [[Aquiline nose|nose]], you can never become a [[Ethnic groups in Europe|European]] or [[European American|American]], you can never become a [[White people|Westerner]]." before further adding they must know where their "
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