Chinese foreign minister meets press

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions on China's foreign policies and foreign relations at a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Wang Yi first extended greetings to women including female journalists present and expressed gratitude to Chinese and foreign journalists for their support of China's diplomacy.

In answer ensuing questions raised by reporters, Wang said President Xi Jinping, as the chief architect of China's major-country diplomacy, has been personally involved in planning and conducting "brilliant" head-of-state diplomacy.

Xi has visited 57 countries and received more than 110 foreign heads of state as of now, which not only deepened the world's understanding of China, enhanced China's profile and influence and facilitated the solution to many global problems, Wang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.

Apart from hosting the four major diplomatic events in China, Xi will attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa, the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Papua New Guinea and the G20 Summit in Argentina this year, Wang said.

In foreign policy, the Chinese minister said China itself has a long way to go to realize modernization and it has no need or intention to displace the United States.

Wang added that sky is the limit for China-Russia cooperation, voicing strong confidence in bilateral relationship.

Editor: Wang Shixue