On December 30, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening ceremony of the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations in Beijing and delivered a keynote speech.   

　　Wang Yi said that the year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. This year, the international landscape evolved toward a watershed, with unilateralism and hegemonism finding no support and a multipolar world in the making. The contest between progress and regression sharpened. Economic globalization met serious setbacks. The choice between openness and isolation became imperative. Local wars and cross-border conflicts flared up more often. The question of peace or war weighed heavily on many people's mind.  

　　Wang Yi said, "At this new turn in the course of history, we, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, held high the banner of building a community with a shared future for humanity, followed the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, united progressive forces across the world with utmost sincerity, and built the momentum for peace and development with greatest efforts. Facing a troubled world where peace is under threat, China acted as an anchor for stability. Facing a new environment in its neighborhood, China acted as a pillar of the region. Facing a changing international order, China acted as a defining force. Facing the global development predicament, China acted as a main engine. Facing critical challenges to international justice, China acted as a steadying force. We dedicated ourselves to rejuvenation for the Chinese nation and to harmony in a turbulent world, and we opened up new horizons for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics."