Beijing’s top diplomat expected to elaborate on US ties as well as issues like the Middle East, South China Sea and Japan
WATCH LIVE: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds press conference
WATCH LIVE: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds press conferenceSCMP ReportersPublished: 9:45am, 8 Mar 2026Updated: 10:14am, 8 Mar 20260 New UpdateIntroductionThis live blog is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below.
The press conference is held as China carefully manages its strategic rivalry with the United States, a dynamic that has evolved from a period of intense friction into one tempered by recent high-level exchanges and dialogue.
Meanwhile, Beijing has sought to deepen economic ties with Europe as countries, including Washington’s traditional allies, are recalibrating their relations with China amid the Donald Trump administration’s unpredictability.
Reporting by Cao Jiaxuan, Alyssa Chen, Fan Chen, Meredith Chen, Shi Jiangtao, Dewey Sim, Orange Wang, Laura Zhou and Zhao Ziwen
