Wang Yi Meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

On October 16, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.

Wang Yi said that Sweden is a crucial nation within the European Union (EU) and was the primary Western nation to ascertain diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. In current years, bilateral relations have encountered some setbacks, requiring face-to-face exchanges and rebuilding of mutual belief. Although China and Sweden differ in historical past, tradition, and social techniques, the event course of over the previous 75 years has proven that so long as each side respect one another, deal with one another as equals, and search frequent floor whereas reserving variations, they will obtain mutual profit and shared success. The two sides ought to see one another as companions moderately than rivals and cling to the precept that cooperation outweighs variations. Wang Yi expressed hope that Sweden will view and develop China-Sweden relations from an unbiased strategic and long-term perspective.

Wang Yi famous that this yr marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden. President Xi Jinping and King Carl XVI Gustaf exchanged congratulatory messages, agreeing to deepen sensible cooperation between the 2 nations and repeatedly advance bilateral relations. China is able to work with Sweden to earnestly implement the frequent understandings reached by the 2 heads of state, make a great use of mechanisms for dialogue within the financial and commerce sectors, develop sensible cooperation in commerce and funding, scientific and technological innovation, life and well being, digital economic system, and inexperienced growth, and deepen communication and coordination on multilateral points akin to local weather change, in order to information bilateral relations again onto the right monitor and guarantee their sound and secure growth. To encourage and help extra Swedish folks to go to China and acquire a real understanding of the nation, China is able to implement a visa-free coverage for Sweden and additional promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Sweden will play a constructive function in selling the sound growth of China-EU relations.

Maria Malmer Stenergard mentioned that she is happy to be the primary Swedish overseas minister to go to China in 16 years. Sweden, as the primary Western nation to ascertain diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, acknowledged 75 years in the past that the federal government of the People’s Republic of China is the only real authorized authorities representing the entire of China. Sweden attaches nice significance to its relations with China and adheres to the one-China coverage. Sweden is prepared to strengthen dialogue with China within the spirit of mutual respect, improve understanding and mutual belief, and correctly deal with variations. Over the previous 75 years, Sweden-China relations have achieved optimistic outcomes, and the potential for future cooperation is gigantic with broad prospects. Sweden is prepared to work with China to construct a mutually helpful and balanced financial and commerce relationship, strengthen cooperation in commerce and funding, scientific and technological innovation, and inexperienced transition, and deepen exchanges and cooperation in schooling, tradition, and people-to-people areas. Maria Malmer Stenergard appreciated China’s visa-free coverage for Sweden and expressed the idea that the coverage will successfully encourage extra Swedish residents to go to China and deepen their understanding of the nation. Sweden values China’s necessary function in worldwide affairs, congratulated China on the profitable internet hosting of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, and recommended China for saying a brand new spherical of nationally decided contributions on local weather change. Sweden firmly helps an open and free commerce system and the strengthening of dialogue and cooperation.

The two sides additionally exchanged views on the Ukraine disaster and different worldwide and regional points.