Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People with winners of 2025 Chinese Government Friendship Award and representatives of foreign experts who work in China.
Li extended Chinese New Year wishes and sincere greetings to the foreign experts, and thanked them for their long-term care and support for China's modernization efforts. He also listened to their opinions and suggestions on China's development and government work.
Experts from countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Uganda, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Germany, delivered speeches on topics such as scientific and technological innovation, agriculture development, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, talent cultivation, and investment and cooperation.
Li said that opening up and cooperation is common aspiration of all and the right way forward for humanity, and China will always pursue the basic state policy of opening up and expand international cooperation in various fields.
China hopes that foreign experts will continue to serve as a bridge between the country and the wider world, playing a greater role in fostering understanding and trust, and promoting exchanges and mutual learning for shared benefits, Li said.
Li also said that innovation outcomes and accomplishment that foreign experts achieved in China have broad and positive influence, benefiting not just China, but also the wider world.
Noting that the recommendations for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan was adopted at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), outlining a blueprint for China's development over the next five years, Li expressed the hope that foreign experts can seize the opportunity, continue to deepen their engagement with China, and work together for a better future.
The premier also stressed that foreign experts working in China are sincere friends of the Chinese people, and the Chinese government will create a better environment for their work and life, strengthen support through innovation policies, and improve services such as visas, social security, healthcare, and education for their children.
The goal, Li said, is to help global talents working in China feel secure in their work, comfortable in their lives, and confident in their development, achieving professional success while also feeling at home in China.
Chinese premier holds symposium with foreign experts in China
China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Fu Cong, said that China supports the preservation of Yemen's national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and calls for political talks to address regional disputes
Fu made his statement at the 10105th meeting of the UN Security Council on the Middle East on Thursday.
"The international community should double its efforts and work together to promote an early political settlement of the Yemen issue. China supports the preservation of Yemen's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. We urge all parties to address their differences through political dialogue, work towards early reconciliation and swift resumption of economic reconstruction. We urge all Yemeni parties to exercise calm and restraint, to refrain from the use of force or any actions that could reignite conflict, and to preserve stability on the ground. China will continue to work together with the international community to make unremitting efforts towards achieving a political settlement of the Yemeni issue and restoring peace and stability across the Middle East," Fu said.
During the meeting, the U.S. representative noted that ships bound for Houthi-controlled ports should strictly comply with the UN verification and inspection procedures to ensure full implementation of the arms embargo adopted in the UNSC Resolution 2216, with a deliberate emphasis on ships "originating from Chinese ports."
In response to the groundless innuendo, Fu emphasized that China has been implementing strict control over military and dual-use items, and the legal and normal commercial activities between Chinese companies and other countries should not be accused of.
"In response to the relevant statement by the U.S. representative, I wish to stress that China has been strictly upholding and implementing Council resolutions, and faithfully fulfilling its international obligations. China's approach to the export of military equipment has always been prudent and responsible. Our control of dual-use items has always been stringent. In the meantime, Chinese companies have the right under WTO rules and market principles to carry out normal commercial and trade cooperation with all countries. The U.S. representative, without presenting any evidence, has resorted to insinuation and groundless accusations against China. We find this regrettable, and we reject such accusations," Fu said.
China calls for political settlement of Yemen issue at Security Council meeting
