China Foreign Minister to chair UN Security Council meeting in U.S., visit Canada

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi ​will travel to New York and chair ‌a high-level meeting of the UN Security ​Council on May 26, ⁠the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday (May 22, 2026).

In New York, Mr. Wang will meet the UN Secretary-General ‌Antonio Guterres and Foreign Ministers from other countries, the Ministry said in a ‌statement, without giving further details.

He ‌will ⁠then visit Canada from May ⁠28 to 30, the first trip to Canada by a Chinese Foreign Minister in 10 years, Ministry spokesperson ​Guo Jiakun ‌told a regular press conference in Beijing.

“China-Canada relations have turned around and continue to improve, and the two sides are working ‌to build a new type ​of strategic partnership,” Mr. Guo said.

China hopes the visit will enhance political trust, ⁠expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences and keep bilateral relations on a healthy, stable ‌and sustainable track, he added.

China and Canada struck a trade deal in January during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit, cutting tariffs on electric vehicles and canola in a reset of strained ties.

The ‌New York leg of Mr. Wang’s trip follows ​a summit last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President ⁠Xi Jinping, which featured warm exchanges but yielded ⁠no major breakthrough on trade or the Iran conflict.

Beijing has said Mr. Xi ‌is expected to pay a state visit to the U.S. in the ​fall.