Beijing, China - May 22, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Guo Jiakun, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for May, China will hold a Security Council high-level meeting on May 26. The theme of this meeting is 'Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-centered International System.' Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting in New York. He will also attend the meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance in New York on May 28, and will have meetings with the UN Secretary General and the foreign ministers from other countries."
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Guo Jiakun, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"In today's world, changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster pace, transformation and turbulence are intertwined, wars and conflicts keep flaring up, and the international system centered on the UN is facing unprecedented shocks and challenges. As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for May, China proposed to hold this Security Council high-level meeting, which will focus on the relevance of the UN Charter, upholding and practicing the purposes and principles of the Charter, strengthening the authority and efficacy of the UN and its Security Council, and other issues of common concern to the international community. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and open to all UN member states. Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from many countries have confirmed their attendance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the meeting and deliver a report."
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Guo Jiakun, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"We hope the participants will take this meeting as an opportunity to revisit the lofty goals set in the Charter, reaffirm their firm commitment to multilateralism, revitalize the status and role of the UN with greater solidarity and sense of responsibility, and build a stronger synergy for reforming and improving global governance."
8. Reporters
9. Press conference in progress

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair a United Nations Security Council high-level meeting in New York next Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun announced on Friday.

"As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for May, China will hold a Security Council high-level meeting on May 26. The theme of this meeting is 'Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-centered International System.' Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting in New York. He will also attend the meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance in New York on May 28, and will have meetings with the UN Secretary General and the foreign ministers from other countries," Guo told a press conference in Beijing.

"In today's world, changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster pace, transformation and turbulence are intertwined, wars and conflicts keep flaring up, and the international system centered on the UN is facing unprecedented shocks and challenges," Guo noted.

"As the rotating president of the UN Security Council for May, China proposed to hold this Security Council high-level meeting, which will focus on the relevance of the UN Charter, upholding and practicing the purposes and principles of the Charter, strengthening the authority and efficacy of the UN and its Security Council, and other issues of common concern to the international community. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and open to all UN member states. Foreign ministers and high-level representatives from many countries have confirmed their attendance. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the meeting and deliver a report," said the spokesman.

"We hope the participants will take this meeting as an opportunity to revisit the lofty goals set in the Charter, reaffirm their firm commitment to multilateralism, revitalize the status and role of the UN with greater solidarity and sense of responsibility, and build a stronger synergy for reforming and improving global governance," Guo said.