Top diplomat Wang Yi says the foreign policy team will “strive for more favourable external conditions” for China’s economic recovery. Photo: Kyodo
Top diplomat Wang Yi says the foreign policy team will “strive for more favourable external conditions” for China’s economic recovery. Photo: Kyodo
Shi Jiangtao
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As I see it by Shi Jiangtao

China signals change as it tries to mend ties with the West and deal with Covid surge

  • Wang Yi is top diplomat after a foreign policy reshuffle and has struck a conciliatory tone in remarks calling for dialogue with Washington
  • President Xi Jinping has meanwhile admitted public opposition to zero-Covid, saying ‘we need to communicate to forge consensus’

Shi Jiangtao
Shi Jiangtao

Updated: 9:00pm, 3 Jan, 2023

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Top diplomat Wang Yi says the foreign policy team will “strive for more favourable external conditions” for China’s economic recovery. Photo: Kyodo
Top diplomat Wang Yi says the foreign policy team will “strive for more favourable external conditions” for China’s economic recovery. Photo: Kyodo
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