On February 13, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Wang Yi stated that as major countries in the world and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, China and the UK bear the responsibility of safeguarding international peace and security. Both sides should maintain regular exchanges, enhance strategic coordination and communication, expand common interests, and safeguard world peace and development. Not long ago, Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a successful historic visit to China, which revived China-UK relations. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to develop a long-term and stable comprehensive strategic partnership and reached broad common understandings on bilateral and multilateral cooperation, which met the expectations of all sectors for the steady development of China-UK relations.
Wang Yi said that the two sides should follow through on the common understandings reached by the leaders of both countries, continuously deliver positive outcomes for bilateral relations, and explore more cooperation potential. The two sides should ensure the success of a new round of the Economic and Financial Dialogue, the Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting, and the China-UK Strategic Dialogue, restore normal exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries, and foster closer people-to-people exchanges. China supports free trade and opposes any form of protectionism. Enterprises from the UK and other countries are welcome to invest in China and make good use of platforms such as the China International Import Expo to expand exports to China. Wang Yi expressed the hope that the UK will provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises.
Yvette Cooper stated that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China was a complete success with fruitful results, playing an important role in the development of UK-China relations. Building a long-term and stable comprehensive strategic partnership between the UK and China serves the strategic interests of both sides. On the Taiwan question, the UK has long adhered to the policy it adopted since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the policy has not changed and will not change. The UK is willing to work with China to follow through on the common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, advance institutional dialogues in various fields, expand cooperation in trade, investment, finance, climate, security, green technology and other fields, and properly manage differences. The UK upholds multilateralism and the international rule of law. The two sides can strengthen multilateral communication and coordination to contribute to world peace and security.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues, including the Ukraine crisis, Sudan, and Iran.
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