On March 7, the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress held a video press conference in the Great Hall of the people. State Councilor and foreign minister Wang Yi answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on China's foreign policy and foreign relations. Wang Yi: Good afternoon, dear journalists! Nice to meet you again. This is another challenging year for the world. The covid-19 pneumonia outbreak has not yet been completely defeated, and the Ukraine crisis has followed. The international situation, which is already full of uncertainty, has become more complicated and turbulent. At such an important moment, what countries need is unity rather than division, dialogue rather than confrontation. As a responsible big country, China will continue to hold high the banner of multilateralism, work with all peace loving and development seeking countries to strengthen unity and cooperation, jointly meet challenges, continue to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and strive to open up a bright and beautiful future for the world. Now I'd like to answer your questions. CCTV reporter from China Central Radio and television: the success of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games is commendable in the current international situation. International commentators believe that compared with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, today's China is more confident and powerful. What do you think of this? Wang Yi: with the joint efforts of China and the international community, the Beijing Winter Olympics was a complete success, contributing a simple, safe and wonderful Olympic event to the world, and showing the world a more confident, self-improvement, open and inclusive China. About 170 official representatives from nearly 70 countries and international organizations attended the opening ceremony, demonstrating their support for China with practical actions. Here, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all friends from all countries who participated in and supported the Beijing Winter Olympics. The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only the success of China, but also the success of the world; It is not only the victory of sports, but also the victory of unity. The Winter Olympics coincided with the outbreak of Omicron virus, the warming of regional hot issues, and the political interference and destruction of a few countries. However, we are encouraged that most countries and people have chosen to unite under the Olympic spirit, injecting hope into the people deeply troubled by the epidemic and confidence into the turbulent world. Now, athletes from all over the world are working hard in the winter Paralympic Games. I believe that the light of unity and cooperation gathered during the Winter Olympics will penetrate the haze and wind and rain and illuminate the future road of mankind moving forward hand in hand. Reuters: Russian operations in Ukraine have been extended to non military facilities. Can China make more efforts to resolve the conflict? Wang Yi: on the Ukrainian issue, we have always been in an objective and fair attitude and made independent judgments and opinions according to the merits of the matter itself. Rome wasn't built in a day. The situation in Ukraine has developed to this day for complex reasons. Solving complex problems requires calm and rationality, rather than adding fuel to the fire and intensifying contradictions. China believes that to resolve the current crisis, we must adhere to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and respect and protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries; We must adhere to the principle of indivisibility of security and take into account the reasonable security concerns of the parties; We must adhere to the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and negotiation; We must focus on the long-term stability of the region and build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism. At present, the international community should focus on two major issues and continue its efforts. First, we should promote peace and talks. China has done some work in this regard and has maintained close communication with all parties. *** President Putin also responded positively. Russia and Ukraine have held two rounds of talks and hope to make new progress in the upcoming third round of negotiations. China believes that the tighter the situation, the more the peace talks cannot stop; The greater the differences, the more we need to sit down and negotiate. China is willing to continue to play a constructive role in promoting peace and talks, and is also willing to work with the international community to carry out necessary good offices when necessary. Second, we should prevent large-scale humanitarian crises. China is willing to put forward six proposals in this regard: First, humanitarian action must abide by the principles of neutrality and impartiality and prevent the politicization of humanitarian issues; Second, pay full attention to the displaced persons in Ukraine and help them settle properly; Third, effectively protect civilians and prevent secondary humanitarian disasters in Ukraine; Fourth, ensure the smooth and safe development of humanitarian assistance activities, including the provision of fast, safe and barrier free humanitarian access; Fifth, ensure the safety of foreigners in Ukraine, allow them to leave safely from Ukraine, and provide help for their return; Sixth, support the United Nations to play a coordinating role in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the work of the United Nations crisis coordinator in Ukraine. China is willing to continue to make its own efforts to overcome the humanitarian crisis. The Red Cross Society of China will provide a batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine as soon as possible. Phoenix Satellite TV: the international community is worried that the world will face the risk of division and confrontation again, forming a new cold war. What do you think of this? Wang Yi: today's world is really not peaceful. The great changes that have not been seen in a century are unfolding to us one after another. In order to maintain their hegemonic status, some major powers have regained their cold war mentality and created camp antagonism, which further exacerbated turbulence and division, making the world plagued by problems worse. What should we do? China firmly believes that the right way out is to strengthen unity and cooperation under the banner of multilateralism and jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. *** The top priority is to maintain peace. Peace is the premise and foundation of all development. We should uphold the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, abandon the idea of exclusive and absolute security, persist in stopping conflicts through negotiation, resolve disputes through dialogue, enhance mutual trust through cooperation, and jointly build a world of lasting peace. The second is to promote unity. The world is wonderful because of diversity, and differences should not be the reason for confrontation. We should uphold genuine multilateralism, advocate the common values of all mankind, oppose hegemonic power and bloc politics, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, uphold the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and promote the development of the global governance system in a more equitable and reasonable direction. Third, adhere to openness. Economic globalization is the trend of the times. It is not transferred by human will, nor can it be cut off by geographical competition. We should oppose all forms of protectionism and isolationism, firmly safeguard the free, fair and non discriminatory multilateral trading system, tear down the "small courts and high walls" and jointly build an open market. The fourth is to strengthen cooperation. In the face of global challenges, no country can stay out and no country can be alone. We pull together in times of trouble and strengthen communication covid-19 in tackling global issues such as new crown pneumonia, terrorism, climate change and network security. In the face of a turbulent and changing world, China has always represented stability and positive energy and has always stood in the right direction of historical progress. We will continue to have the world in mind and fulfill our responsibilities. We will unswervingly hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win results, promote the construction of a new type of international relations, promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and work together with all progressive forces in the world for development and the future. Today's RIA Novosti: how will the growing pressure of collective sanctions against Russia affect the further development of Russia China relations? Wang Yi: China and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council and the most important close neighbors and strategic partners of each other. China Russia relations are one of the most critical bilateral relations in the world. Our cooperation not only brings benefits and well-being to the two peoples, but also benefits world peace, stability and development. Last year, the two sides jointly commemorated the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino Russian Treaty of good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation. In the increasingly complex international strategic environment, the concept of friendship and win-win cooperation from generation to generation carried by this treaty has a very positive and practical reference significance not only for China and Russia, but also for countries all over the world. I would like to emphasize that China Russia relations have the value of independence and independence. They are based on non alignment, non confrontation and non targeting at third parties, let alone being disturbed and provoked by third parties. This is not only a summary of historical experience, but also an innovation of international relations. Not long ago, the two countries jointly issued a joint statement on international relations and global sustainable development in the new era, which made it clear to the world that we are jointly opposed to reviving the Cold War mentality, provoking ideological confrontation, promoting the democratization of international relations and upholding the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The development of China Russia relations has a clear historical logic and a strong endogenous driving force. The friendship between the two peoples is as solid as a rock, and there are broad prospects for bilateral cooperation. No matter how sinister the international situation is, China and Russia will maintain strategic concentration and constantly push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era. Xinhua News Agency: Recently, China has successively withdrawn a number of Chinese citizens from Ukraine. Could you tell us something about it? Wang Yi: with the escalating tension in Ukraine, the Party Central Committee and the State Council are highly concerned about the safety of every compatriot in Ukraine. *** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the emergency mechanism for consular protection, maintained diplomatic communication with Ukraine, Russia and neighboring countries, and issued security warnings and reminders to compatriots in Ukraine. After the sudden change in the local situation, we organized our compatriots in Ukraine to seize safety and avoid risks and provide timely help to our compatriots in difficulties. At the same time, seize the time window in the war situation and organize emergency evacuation operations. The diplomatic staff of the Embassy in Ukraine and the Consulate General in Odessa went deep into the line of fire many times to open a safe passage for the evacuation of Chinese citizens. Chinese embassies in neighboring countries of Ukraine also operate day and night, making every effort to accommodate and transport our compatriots. In close coordination with various domestic departments and localities, they quickly sent a number of charter flights to pick up citizens leaving Ukraine from Europe. In the process of organizing the asylum and evacuation of Chinese citizens, the Ukrainian government and all sectors of society have given friendly assistance, and Russia, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Belarus and other countries have also provided valuable support, reflecting the deep friendship for the Chinese people. On behalf of China, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the governments and people of all countries! During the evacuation of overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese, students and Chinese funded institutions in Ukraine and surrounding countries have fully mobilized and helped each other, which once again reflects the traditional virtue of sharing weal and woe of the Chinese people. I also want to express my sincere condolences to my compatriots. At present, there are still some compatriots in Ukraine due to the local situation and personal reasons. We always miss them, keep in touch with them at any time and provide all possible help according to their needs. The world is not peaceful. A netizen left a message saying that we are not living in a peaceful world, but we are lucky