China Foreign Minister To Hold Thursday Press Conference

The “Two Sessions” — parallel meetings of China’s rubber-stamp parliament and political consultative body that kicked off in Beijing earlier this week — offer a rare glimpse into the strategy of the Communist Party-led government for the year ahead.

This year’s gathering is being closely watched for signals as to Chinese leaders’ confidence in current geopolitical conditions, as tensions persist across the Taiwan Strait and Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year.

Wang replaced ex-foreign minister Qin Gang, who was abruptly removed from office last year and has not been seen in public since.