On February 20, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan in Johannesburg at the latter's request.

Wang Yi said that both China and Türkiye are part of the Global South and are accelerating the advancement of the industrialization process. There is huge potential for practical cooperation between the two countries. China attaches great importance to its relations with Türkiye and places bilateral relations at an important position in its Middle East diplomacy. China is ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Türkiye, deepen the synergy of development strategies, expand cooperation areas, and bring benefits to the two countries and other countries in the region. Wang Yi thanked Türkiye for its assistance in the recent safe evacuation of Chinese citizens from Syria. Resolutely countering terrorism in all forms serves the common interests of both China and Türkiye, and is also a strong consensus of the international community. China is ready to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with Türkiye and jointly safeguard regional and world peace and tranquility.

Hakan Fidan said, Türkiye and China have maintained close exchanges at all levels and in various fields in recent years, with meetings of the intergovernmental cooperation committee successfully held, the synergy between the Middle Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative smoothly advanced, and China becoming Türkiye's second-largest trading partner. Türkiye is willing to expand the economy, trade and investment with China, explore cooperation in emerging fields such as renewable energy, information technology and artificial intelligence, and continue strengthening cooperation on counter-terrorism as well as law enforcement and security at both bilateral and multilateral levels.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on regional hotspot issues. Türkiye appreciates China's just position on issues such as the Ukraine crisis and the Palestinian question, supports the six-point consensus jointly proposed by China and Brazil, agrees that the two-State solution must be adhered to, and welcomes China's efforts to enhance contact with regional countries.