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Chinese diplomatic activity emphasized multilateral cooperation and peaceful dialogue, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi stating China and Europe are partners during meetings at the Munich Security Conference. Officials called for reforming global governance and received Spring Festival greetings from global leaders. Domestically, Xi Jinping visited Beijing residents ahead of the Spring Festival, extending holiday greetings to the public and military personnel. In party discipline matters, Lin Jingzhen, a former vice president of the Bank of China, was expelled from the Communist Party, part of a series of actions against senior officials. The government strongly criticized the decision to award the Dalai Lama a Grammy Award, labeling it 'anti-China political manipulation'.
The most significant engagements involved major powers. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Beijing, meeting with President Xi Jinping to discuss deepening cooperation; Merz asked China to use its influence regarding Ukraine. Separately, senior Chinese and U.S. diplomats, including Wang Yi and Antony Blinken, met in Munich to discuss stabilizing relations. Xi Jinping also held diplomatic calls with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump; with Putin, they praised their stabilizing alliance, and with Trump, they discussed easing trade tensions. A Hong Kong court sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under the national security law, a verdict China defended as an internal affair. China issued warnings on Taiwan, cautioning the U.S. that arms sales could affect a planned Trump visit and criticizing remarks by Japan's leader Sanae Takaichi. Other diplomatic activity included a visit by Uruguay's president to Beijing.
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Chinese diplomats and officials have been active in a series of international meetings and statements, emphasizing themes of multilateral cooperation and peaceful dialogue. Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China and Europe are partners, not rivals, during meetings on the sidelines of the 2026 Munich Security Conference. Other officials called for reforming global governance and resolving regional conflicts through discussion, while receiving Spring Festival greetings from leaders around the world.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited residents in Beijing ahead of the Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year. He extended holiday greetings to all Chinese people and to the country's military personnel, and also attended a gathering with non-Communist Party figures.
Lin Jingzhen, a former vice president of the Bank of China, has been expelled from China's Communist Party. The official Xinhua news agency reported the expulsion. This is part of a series of actions against senior officials. A former justice minister was recently given a life sentence for corruption, and there have been other high-profile removals from positions of power.
The Chinese government has strongly criticized the decision to award the Dalai Lama a Grammy Award. Beijing called the award 'anti-China political manipulation' and said it was an attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs.
A plan to bring pandas to Sendai, Japan, has stalled. Negotiations between the city and China have not progressed, and the local government has ended its cooperation with a former partner agency on the project.
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Feb 20 — Feb 4
Chinese leader Xi Jinping holds calls with Russian and U.S. leaders on the same dayChinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a separate phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on the same day. Xi and Putin discussed their bilateral relations, which they described as entering a new stage of growth and being a stabilizing force. In the call with Trump, Xi called for building mutual trust and finding the right way for the two countries to get along, and they discussed topics including Taiwan, trade, and Iran.
Feb 24
Chinese and US officials meet in Munich as Trump's possible visit is discussedChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the US Secretary of State in Munich, Germany. The meeting was part of the Munich Security Conference, where Wang Yi called for major countries to practice multilateralism. Chinese experts said the meeting helped steer China-US relations onto a 'defined track'. They also commented on a speech by US Senator Marco Rubio at the conference, saying it offered reassuring messages to Europe but lacked substantive commitments. Separately, multiple reports indicated that China and the US are in contact regarding a possible future visit by President Donald Trump to China. Other headlines discussed tensions over the Panama Canal, where Panama seized two key canal ports from a Hong Kong-based operator following a Supreme Court ruling.