Highlights of press conference on China's foreign policy

China-US ties

Cooperation is still the mainstream of the China-US relationship and China has a positive outlook on it.

Wang also refuted statements by some individuals that the two countries should decouple their economies.

"Decoupling from China will mean decoupling from opportunity, from the future and in a sense from the world," he said, noting that the interests of both countries are inseparable.

China-Russia ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, while President Xi Jinping is planning to pay a state visit to Russia this year.

The two countries enjoy deep political trust, win-win economic cooperation, and support each other in international affairs.

Bilateral trade volume between the two last year exceeded $100 billion.

China upholds UN-centered intl system 

China sees multilateralism as a cornerstone of the international system and will resolutely uphold a United Nations-centered international system.

China will carry the banner of building a community with a shared future for humanity, continue to stand on the right side of history and on the side of the common interests of a majority of countries.