At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Francisco Bustillo Bonasso will pay a visit to China from April 16 to 20.
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TASS: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is on an official visit to China. She said in an interview earlier that China is Germany's competitor, partner and systemic rival. What's your comment? Will this affect China-Germany relations? On Taiwan, her position is very clear. Speaking after the PLA's military drills around Taiwan between April 8 to 10, she said that Germany does not accept escalation in the situation across Taiwan Strait. How do you view all these comments?
Wang Wenbin: China's positions on China-Germany and China-EU relations and on the Taiwan question are consistent and clear. I would like to take this opportunity to update you on Foreign Minister Baerbock's visit to China.

Early this morning [14 Apr], State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, returning from an overseas trip, went to Tianjin and visited a German business there together with Foreign Minister Baerbock. Afterwards they took a high-speed train [HTS] to Beijing. This is Foreign Minister Baerbock's first official visit to China. We believe her activities in Tianjin with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang provide a first-hand impression of China's development and China-Germany mutually beneficial cooperation.

This morning [14 Apr], State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock co-chaired the 6th round of China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security. They held candid, in-depth strategic communication on bilateral ties and international and regional hotspot issues. They agreed to conduct exchange across the board to enhance strategic mutual trust, avoid strategic miscalculation, and shape correct mutual understanding; to advance cooperation in various sectors for win-win results in a practical and open spirit; to stay committed to mutual respect, mutual trust, equality, seeking common ground while shelving differences, and respect for each other's core interests; to step up communication and coordination in international affairs and jointly address common risks and challenges facing humanity. The Chinese side also elaborated on its position on the Taiwan question. On the Ukraine issue, China stressed that the only viable way out of the crisis lies in peace talks. We stand ready to work for peace. We also hope relevant parties will stay objective and calm and make joint efforts towards a negotiated resolution of the crisis.

This year will see robust exchange and cooperation between China and Germany. Both sides will take this visit as an opportunity to enhance dialogue and communication, deepen mutually-beneficial cooperation, work for the sound and steady growth of our all-round strategic partnership, and add stability and fresh impetus for world peace and development. 

We'll share more information about Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's visit. Please check back for updates.
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CGTN: The second Informal Meeting on Afghanistan Between Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran was held on April 13. Could you share more details? 
Wang Wenbin: Yesterday, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang chaired the second Informal Meeting on Afghanistan Between Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran in Samarkand. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar attended the meeting.
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"A military escalation in the Taiwan Strait, through which 50 percent of world trade flows every day, would be a horror scenario for the entire world," Baerbock said at a joint press conference with her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing [A/V recording pending]. "The shock wave of such a world economic crisis would also hit China and Germany as special trading nations [?]. We are therefore watching the increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait with great concern," the German foreign minister said.

"Conflicts can only be resolved peacefully. A unilateral and violent change in the status quo [vdL!] would not be acceptable to us as Europeans," she added.
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Borrell and Baerbock both called on Beijing, which has sought to position itself as a middleman between Kyiv and Moscow [FALSE] over Russia's war on Ukraine, to pursue its peacemaking efforts -- under certain conditions [FALSE].

"It is good that China has signalled its commitment to a solution, but I have to say frankly that I wonder < wipes tears > why the Chinese position so far does not include a call on the aggressor Russia to stop the war," Baerbock said Friday [14 Apr], while Borrell said it would be "helpful" in that regard if Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensk*.
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...The [paraphrase] comment was contained in a speech that Mr. Borrell had been due to deliver to a think tank [Centre for China and Globalization]in Beijing on Friday, but he had to cancel his trip to China after catching ["]COVID-19["] and the prepared remarks were published [13.04.23] on the EU's website [Window on the World]....