On December 22, 2021, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual meeting with Icelandic Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir.
On December 21, 2021, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi inspected the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Center and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS). Wang Yi also had a discussion with representatives of the studies center and the CIIS.
On the evening of December 21, 2021, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
On December 21, 2021, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over a typhoon that battered the Philippines.
On December 20, 2021, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening ceremony of the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations in 2021 in Beijing and delivered a keynote speech entitled "China's Diplomacy in 2021: Embracing a Global Vision and Serving the Nation and its People".
During the past year, the world has witnessed a persistent and unchecked pandemic, accelerating changes unseen in a century and a period of turbulence and transformation globally. Confronted by unprecedented challenges, countries around the world are looking for answers and humanity are required to make the right choice.
On December 18, 2021, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with the outgoing Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov, who is returning to Uzbekistan.
It gives me great pleasure to meet with old and new friends. Let me begin by extending my warm congratulations on the opening of this year's meeting of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.