On the morning of July 25, 2025, President Xi Jinping accepted credentials presented by 16 ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Greeted by the guard of honor standing solemnly in formation outside the North Gate of the Great Hall of the People and the sounding of welcoming horns, the diplomatic envoys, arriving in succession, passed through the flag array, and walked up the white marble stairs.In front of the giant painting "A Land So Richly in Beauty", Xi Jinping accepted the credentials respectively presented by the diplomatic envoys and took photos with them one by one.They are: Ambassador of Viet Nam to China Pham Thanh Binh, Ambassador of Panama to China Miguel Humberto Lecaro Barcenas, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to China Jose Julio Gomez Beato, Ambassador of Albania to China Riza Poda, Ambassador of New Zealand to China Jonathan Edward Austin, Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to China Thaddeus Kambanei, Ambassador of Angola to China Dalva Maurĺcia Calombo Ringote Allen, Ambassador of Egypt to China Khaled Nazmy, Ambassador of Nicaragua to China Ramiro José Cruz Flores, Ambassador of Iran to China Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Ambassador of Chile to China Mauricio Pablo Arriarán, Ambassador of Ukraine to China Olexander Nechytaylo, Ambassador of Benin to China Franck Adjagba, Ambassador of the United States to China David Perdue, Ambassador of Israel to China Eliav Belotsercovsky, and Ambassador of South Sudan to China Morris Simon Batali. Xi Jinping also met with Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Nurlan Yermekbayev.After the credentials presentation ceremony, Xi Jinping delivered a speech to the diplomatic envoys at the Beijing Hall.Xi Jinping welcomed the diplomatic envoys to assume their new posts in China and asked them to convey his best wishes to the leaders and people of their respective countries. He expressed the hope that the diplomatic envoys will gain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China and make positive contributions to deepening friendship and enhancing exchanges between China and the rest of the world.Xi Jinping pointed out that China has always valued the friendly relations with people from all over the world and is ready to conduct all-round cooperation and strengthen exchanges in various fields on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. At present, China is advancing the cause towards a strong and prosperous country and national rejuvenation in all respects through Chinese modernization, while its economy maintains steady and positive growth. China will remain committed to expanding high-standard opening up, and share the benefit of its mega-sized market, turning China's new development into new opportunities for all countries and injecting greater certainty into global economic growth.Xi Jinping emphasized that in the face of accelerating global changes unseen in a century and a turbulent international situation, there is a pressing need more than ever for countries around the world to enhance solidarity and cooperation, rise above estrangement and conflict with a broad vision, and bear in mind the future of humanity with great passion. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. China is ready to work with all countries to firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order underpinned by international law, promote friendship and cooperation, enhance mutual learning among different cultures, and build a community with a shared future for mankind, so as to jointly create a brighter future for the planet.Wang Yi was present at the above events.

On July 24, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the heavy casualties caused by the crash of a passenger plane in Russia.Xi Jinping said he was shocked to learn that a passenger plane had crashed in Russia's Amur Region, causing heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi Jinping expressed deep condolences to the victims and extended sincere sympathies to the bereaved families.

On the morning of July 24, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, who are in China for the 25th China-EU Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Xi Jinping noted that over the past 50 years, China and the EU have achieved fruitful outcomes in exchanges and cooperation, delivering mutual success and worldwide benefits. An important understanding and insight is that the two sides should respect each other, seek commonality while reserving differences, uphold openness and cooperation, and pursue mutual benefit. These are also important principles and the right direction for China-EU relations in the future. Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Xi Jinping said that China-EU relations have come to another critical juncture in history. China and the EU are both constructive forces for multilateralism and openness and cooperation. The more challenging and complex the international situation becomes, the more China and the EU need to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust, and deepen cooperation. Faced with accelerating global transformation not seen in a century and a changing and turbulent world, Chinese and EU leaders should once again demonstrate vision and leadership, make the right strategic choices that will meet people’s expectations and stand the scrutiny of history, steer the right course for the development of China-EU relations, and work to open a brighter next 50 years for China-EU relations, contributing more stability and certainty to the world.Xi Jinping put forward three proposals for advancing China-EU relations. First, upholding mutual respect to reinforce the China-EU partnership. China is a peace-loving country that values harmony, inclusiveness, cooperation, and win-win outcomes. Measuring China against the path taken by Western countries would result in a biased understanding of China. While China and Europe differ in history, culture, path, system, and development stage, such differences have not impeded the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations and growth of bilateral relations in the past, nor should they obstruct the development of bilateral relations in the future. The challenges currently faced by Europe do not come from China. There are no fundamental conflicts of interest or geopolitical contradictions between China and the EU; and the fundamentals and prevailing trend of cooperation outweighing competition and consensus outweighing differences remain unchanged. China has always viewed and developed relations with Europe from a strategic and long-term perspective, regards Europe as an important pole in a multipolar world, and has consistently supported European integration and the EU's strategic autonomy. Xi Jinping expressed the hope that the EU will also respect the path and system chosen by the Chinese people, respect China's core interests and major concerns, and support China's development and prosperity. The China-EU relationship is not targeted at any third party, nor is it subjugated to or controlled by any third party. The two sides should deepen strategic communication, enhance understanding and mutual trust, and foster the right perception of each other.Second, upholding openness and cooperation to manage differences and frictions. History and reality have proven that interdependence is not a risk, and convergent interests are not a threat. Boosting competitiveness should not rely on "building walls and barriers", and "decoupling and severing supply chains" will only result in self-isolation. Reducing dependency does not mean reducing cooperation. The essence of China-EU economic and trade relations lies in complementarity and mutual benefit, and dynamic equilibrium should and can be achieved through development. China's high-quality development and high-standard opening up will provide new opportunities and expand new space for China-EU cooperation. China and the EU should deepen green and digital partnerships and promote mutual investment and cooperation. Xi Jinping expressed the hope that the EU will keep its trade and investment markets open, exercise restraint in using restrictive economic and trade tools, and foster a sound business environment for Chinese enterprises investing and doing business in Europe.Third, upholding multilateralism to safeguard international rules and order. Confronted with major choices between war and peace, competition and cooperation, and closure and openness, multilateralism, solidarity and cooperation are the right answers. China and the EU should jointly uphold the international rules and order established after the end of World War II, advance the building of a more just and equitable global governance system in keeping with the times, and work together to address climate change and other global challenges, so that the torch of multilateralism will illuminate the way forward for humanity. China and the EU should support the peaceful settlement of international disputes through political means. China always decides its position based on the merits of the matter, stands for peace talks, and advocates addressing both symptoms and root causes. China is ready to strengthen coordination with the EU to ensure the success of the UN Climate Change Conference in Belém this year and make greater contributions to climate change response and global green transition. China is also ready to conduct policy communication and practical cooperation with the EU in the field of artificial intelligence and jointly promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.The EU leaders stated that President Xi Jinping's three proposals on EU-China relations are of great importance. Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EU and China have carried out cooperation in a wide range of fields, with constantly growing scope and depth. The two sides have become important cooperation and trade partners for each other, contributing to their respective economic prosperity and improving the well-being of their peoples. China has become a major country in manufacturing and science and technology, and has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. China's development has impressed the world and provided important inspiration for the world. The EU believes in and supports China's greater development. Both the EU and China are significant forces in the world, and the EU-China relations are of vital importance to both sides and the world. The EU is committed to deepening relations with China, handling differences in a constructive manner, and promoting bilateral cooperation on the basis of equilibrium, reciprocity, and mutual benefit to continue achieving more positive outcomes. The EU does not seek "decoupling and severing supply chains" from China and welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in Europe. Facing a turbulent world full of uncertainties, the EU and China should shoulder responsibilities together, jointly uphold multilateralism, safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, work together to address global challenges such as climate change, promote solutions to regional hotspot issues, and maintain world peace and stability. The EU looks forward to working with China to continue writing a more brilliant chapter in the next 50 years of EU-China relations.Wang Yi attended the meeting.

On July 19, 2025, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Mauritania diplomatic relations.Xi Jinping pointed out that over the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mauritania, regardless of changes in the international landscape, the two sides have always upheld mutual respect and treated each other as equals, setting a model of mutual support and mutual benefit between developing countries. In recent years, China-Mauritania relations have experienced sound and steady development, with increasingly consolidated political mutual trust and fruitful exchanges and cooperation across various fields. Xi Jinping recalled that he met with President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani last year during the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), where they reached important common understandings and jointly announced the elevation of China-Mauritania relations to a strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations. Xi Jinping said that he attaches great importance to China-Mauritania relations and is ready to work with President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani to take the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as a new starting point, carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen mutual trust and cooperation, jointly create a new future for the development of the China-Mauritania strategic partnership, and bring more benefits to the two peoples.Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani said that over the past 60 years, Mauritania and China have forged a solid friendship, worked together closely at all levels and supported each other on international occasions. During the FOCAC Beijing Summit in September 2024, he and President Xi Jinping jointly announced the elevation of the exemplary Mauritania-China relationship to a strategic partnership. This is the most vivid illustration of the in-depth development of bilateral relations, which will benefit the friendly people of the two countries and help enhance the security, prosperity and well-being of people around the world.On the same day, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council exchanged congratulatory messages with Mauritanian Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Diay. Li Qiang said that China is ready to join hands with Mauritania to take the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to fully implement the important common understandings reached between President Xi Jinping and President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, and continuously enrich the China-Mauritania strategic partnership.Mokhtar Ould Diay said that Mauritania abides by the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen the strategic partnership with China under the visionary guidance of President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and President Xi Jinping to serve the development of both countries.

On July 16, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Xi Jinping expressed deep condolences on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and extended sincere sympathies to the family of Muhammadu Buhari, and the Nigerian government and people.Xi Jinping noted that former President Muhammadu Buhari was an important leader of Nigeria who dedicated himself to exploring a development path suited to Nigeria's national conditions and made outstanding contributions to national unity and progress, enjoying high prestige in the international community. Muhammadu Buhari upheld friendship with China during his lifetime and actively promoted the Nigeria-China friendship as well as China-Africa friendship and cooperation. His passing means a tremendous loss to the Nigerian people and the loss of a good friend to the Chinese people. China highly values the development of its relations with Nigeria and is ready to work with the Nigerian side to continuously advance the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

On the morning of July 15, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Xi Jinping once again congratulated Anthony Albanese on his re-election. Xi Jinping noted that thanks to the joint efforts of both sides, China-Australia relations have emerged from a low point and regained positive momentum, delivering real benefits to both peoples. The most important insight this gives the two sides is that treating each other as equals, seeking common ground while respecting differences, and mutually-beneficial cooperation serve the fundamental interests of both countries and peoples. No matter how the global landscape shifts, these principles should remain the guiding compass for both countries. As the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership enters its second decade, China is ready to work with Australia to further advance their relations for sound development and bring greater benefits to the two peoples.Xi Jinping stressed that first, China and Australia should continue to enhance strategic mutual trust. China will not waver in its commitment to peaceful development, its vision of common development, and its policy of promoting cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific. China advocates solidarity and cooperation among all countries, supports the building of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific and the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, and promotes regional peace, development and prosperity. Both sides should maintain a proper perception of each other and consolidate the foundation of mutual trust. Second, the two sides should deepen and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, and trade with China has brought tangible benefits to Australia. The two sides should seek greater synergy of their development strategies, create a sound business environment for enterprises of both countries, foster more convergence of interests and areas of cooperation, and continuously raise the level and quality of cooperation. Third, the two sides should foster greater people-to-people friendship. The hearts of the two peoples are connected and their friendship is sincere. The Chinese side welcomes more Australians from all walks of life to visit China, and is ready to invite more Australian young people to China for exchanges and study, so that the tree of China-Australia friendship will grow more luxuriant. Fourth, the two sides should jointly address risks and challenges. In a volatile and turbulent world, all countries should work together to uphold international fairness and justice, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, defend the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and make the international order more just and equitable.Anthony Albanese said that Australia-China relations have made positive progress in recent years. Australia highly values its relations with China and is willing to work with China in the spirit of treating each other as equals, seeking common ground while shelving differences, and pursuing mutually beneficial cooperation to promote the development of Australia-China relations. This serves the common interests of both countries and contributes to regional stability and prosperity. Australia remains committed to the one-China policy and does not support "Taiwan independence". Australia is ready to maintain exchanges and dialogue with China at all levels to increase mutual trust. China's development is vital for Australia, and Australia never seeks to decouple its economy from that of China. Australia is willing to keep bilateral trade flows smooth and advance practical cooperation in green industries, climate response, medical technology and other fields to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Australia is also willing to strengthen people-to-people exchanges in tourism, education, sports and other areas to enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples. In the face of a world with intertwined changes and turbulence, Australia is willing to work with China to uphold multilateralism, support the United Nations in playing an important role, and jointly safeguard free trade and the rules of the World Trade Organization, so as to provide greater stability and certainty to the international community. Australia supports China in hosting APEC 2026.Wang Yi attended the meeting.

On the morning of July 15, 2025, President Xi Jinping had a group meeting with foreign ministers and heads of permanent bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), who are in China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Xi Jinping pointed out that over the past 24 years, the SCO has upheld the Shanghai Spirit and grown more mature, stronger and more vibrant. Political mutual trust among the member states has kept deepening, cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful outcomes, and the organization has successfully blazed a path of regional cooperation that follows the trend of the times and meets the needs of all parties, setting an example for a new type of international relations. China has always prioritized the SCO in its neighborhood diplomacy and is committed to making the SCO more substantive and stronger, safeguarding regional security and stability, promoting the development and prosperity of member states, and building a closer community with a shared future. Since China assumed the rotating presidency in July last year, it has actively carried out activities and advanced cooperation, with all parties taking solid steps to jointly build a better home for the SCO. Later this year, China will host the SCO Summit in Tianjin. Xi Jinping said he looks forward to meeting with leaders of other member states in Tianjin to chart the course of the organization together.Xi Jinping stressed that in the face of a turbulent and changing international landscape, the SCO must stay focused, remain confident, act efficiently and play a more proactive role in injecting greater stability and positive energy into the world. First, the SCO should remain true to its founding mission and serve as the torchbearer of the Shanghai Spirit. The SCO should take mutual trust and mutual benefit as the foundation of cooperation, equality and consultation as the way to get along with each other, respect for diversity of civilizations as a means to promote harmony and inclusiveness, and the pursuit of common development as the path to achieve win-win results and prosperity, to ensure that the Shanghai Spirit continues to light the way toward building an SCO community with a shared future. Second, the SCO should respond to the people's expectations and be a doer in deepening cooperation. The SCO should improve mechanisms to address security threats and challenges, strengthen security barriers, and meet the people's aspirations for a peaceful and secure life; synergize member states' development strategies with cooperation initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve higher-quality and more sustainable development and meet the people's aspirations for a prosperous and fulfilling life; and facilitate cross-border travel, promote people-to-people exchanges, and organize more events showcasing each country's unique cultural characteristics to meet the people's aspirations for a more enriching cultural life. Third, the SCO should shoulder its mission of the times and be a steadfast contributor to building a community with a shared future for mankind. The SCO should firmly oppose hegemony, power politics and bullying, promote a more equal and orderly multipolar world, uphold extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefits to make economic globalization more universally beneficial and inclusive, unite and lead the Global South, work together to build a more just and equitable global governance system, and pool great strength to build a community with a shared future for mankind.Wang Yi, as the Chair of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO Member States, reported on the progress made in various aspects of work since China assumed the rotating presidency and on the preparations for the Tianjin Summit.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivered remarks on behalf of the foreign delegations. He said that the SCO, with its commitment to the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations and pursuit of common development, has achieved remarkable cooperation outcomes and gained increasing international appeal. Practice has proven that the Shanghai Spirit serves the shared interests of the member states and demonstrates strong vitality. Since China assumed the rotating presidency, it has hosted a large number of events and promoted the new development of the SCO. Facing a complex international landscape, the SCO should uphold multilateralism and work for a more just and equitable international order. He added that all parties are willing to actively support China's presidency, build greater consensus, and ensure the complete success of the Tianjin Summit.

On the morning of July 15, 2025, President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Xi Jinping asked Sergei Lavrov to convey his cordial greetings to President Vladimir Putin. Xi Jinping stressed the need for both sides to implement the important understandings reached between the two presidents, deepen the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, strengthen mutual support in multilateral fora, safeguard their development and security interests, promote solidarity among Global South countries, and work together to make the international order more just and equitable. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which was jointly established by China and Russia, is a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that holds significant importance for maintaining peace, stability and development on the Eurasian continent. Both sides should support each other, steer the development course of the SCO, continuously inject new momentum, and make this strategic platform more substantive and stronger.Sergei Lavrov conveyed President Vladimir Putin's sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping, stating that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has achieved in-depth development. Russia attaches great importance to its relations with China and looks forward to maintaining high-level exchanges with China in this important year marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, keeping communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, and promoting world and regional peace and stability. Russia will actively support China's presidency and work together to ensure the complete success of the SCO summit in Tianjin.Wang Yi attended the meeting.

On July 10, 2025, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting.Xi Jinping pointed out that the world is, in nature, a place of diverse civilizations. History shows that exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations are essential for civilizations to flourish and for human progress to be made. Currently, amid an international situation where transformations and turbulence are interwoven and humanity stands at a new crossroads, there is an ever-pressing need for civilizations to transcend estrangement through exchanges, and to transcend clashes through mutual learning.Xi Jinping emphasized that China is ready to work with other countries to uphold the vision of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness between civilizations, act on the Global Civilization Initiative, promote the building of a global network for dialogue and cooperation among civilizations, and inject new impetus into the progress of human civilization and the peace and development of the world. Xi Jinping expressed his hope that participating representatives will engage in in-depth exchanges to build consensus and contribute their wisdom and strength to the goal of promoting understanding and friendship among peoples of different countries and achieving harmonious coexistence among different civilizations.The Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting opened in Beijing on July 10, with the theme of "Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development". The meeting was co-hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.

President Xi Jinping has recently replied to a verbal message from the teachers and students of the U.S. youth pickleball cultural exchange delegation from Montgomery County, Maryland, who visited China under the initiative of inviting 50,000 young Americans to China for exchange and study programs in five years.Xi Jinping congratulated the delegation on its successful visit to China, saying that he was pleased to see that pickleball has become a new bond for youth exchanges between China and the United States. The future of China-U.S. relations depends on the youth. Xi Jinping expressed his hope that the delegation members will become a new generation of envoys for friendship between the two countries and make greater contributions to enhancing friendship between the two peoples.Earlier, teachers and students of the U.S. youth pickleball cultural exchange delegation from Montgomery County, Maryland, wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping to express their gratitude for the "50,000 in five years" initiative he put forward. They shared their experience of visiting China and engaging in pickleball exchanges in April this year, saying that they forged unforgettable friendships with Chinese youths during the trip. They expressed their hope to invite Chinese young people to visit the United States.