China MOFA Highlights

(21 Jan 2026)
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MOFA Highlights
Spokesperson: Guo Jiakun
Date: 21 January 2026
Duration: 04 min 56 sec

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing, China - 21 January 2026

1. U.S. President Trump recently said that the United Nations should continue to exist, but that the Board of Peace he has just announced may replace it. What is China’s comment?

Regarding the Board of Peace, we already answered the relevant question yesterday. As for the UN, China has been committed to true multilateralism. No matter how the international landscape changes, China will firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

2. The British government announced on Tuesday that it has approved the construction application for the new premises of the Chinese Embassy in the UK. What is China’s response?

Providing support and convenience for the construction of diplomatic premises is the international obligation of the host country. The planning and design of the new premises for the Chinese Embassy in the UK is a high-quality proposal, and its application and approval process fully complies with international diplomatic conventions and local regulations and procedures.

3. Will China also allow the UK to carry out renovation for its diplomatic premises in China?

China always handled the British Embassy's planning application for its premises in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and relevant laws and regulations.

4. Will UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visit China later this month? If he does, will the two sides communicate on the issue of diplomatic premises?

Regarding the specific visit you mentioned, I have no information to offer at this time. The current international situation is turbulent and unstable. As permanent members of the UN Security Council, it is undoubtedly in the interests of both countries and the world for China and the UK to strengthen exchanges and cooperation.

5. It is reported that the European Commission recently proposed a package of new cybersecurity policy initiatives, seeking to promote mandatory de-risking of supply chains from high-risk third countries in European mobile communications networks, which is believed to target China. What is China’s comment?

China has noted the relevant reports and expresses serious concern. Chinese enterprises have long operated in Europe in accordance with laws and regulations and have never endangered the national security of European countries. On the contrary, they have strongly promoted the development of Europe’s telecommunications and digital industries and provided high-quality products and services to the European public.
Without any factual evidence, using non-technical standards to forcibly restrict or even ban enterprises from participating in the market seriously violates market principles and fair competition rules. This is a typical manifestation of politicizing and over-stretching the national security concept on normal cooperation, which is blatant protectionism.

6. Recently, the US has taken actions on Greenland and Venezuela, while China is stepping up efforts to promote an Asian security model. In this context, what threats does China believe currently pose risks to Asian security? Does this mean China will pay greater attention to security issues within Asia?





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