On April 22, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the latter's request.

Wang Yi said that Austria has a profound historical heritage and a mature, stable foreign policy. China-Austria relations have maintained sound development, with both sides consistently upholding their partnership, prioritizing cooperation, adhering to mutual respect, and seeking common ground while shelving differences. Wang Yi expressed the hope that the new Austrian government will continue to pursue a friendly policy toward China, promote bilateral relations to address challenges brought by the current international situation, and play a constructive role in global peace and development. China is ready to further enhance high-level exchanges with the European Union (EU), solidify the foundation of mutual trust, properly manage differences, and take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations as an opportunity to draw useful experience and jointly open up the next successful 50 years. Wang Yi also expressed the hope that Austria will continue to play a positive role in this regard.

Wang Yi noted that the United States has been arbitrarily imposing tariffs on other countries, severely undermining international trade rules and order, and these actions are classic acts of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying. China, as a responsible country, will continue to firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, safeguard the international order based on international law, and share development opportunities with the world through high-standard opening up. As two major pillars and markets of the world economy, China and the EU should shoulder international responsibilities, jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system, and work together to build an open world economy.

Beate Meinl-Reisinger said that China is an important cooperative partner for Austria in Asia, with fruitful results and enormous potential for cooperation between the two sides in areas such as economy, trade and tourism. Noting the profound changes in the current international landscape, she said that Austria values and looks forward to deepening its sound cooperative relations with China on bilateral and multilateral occasions. The new Austrian government adheres to the one-China policy and will maintain continuity in its policy toward China. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China, the EU looks forward to strengthening economic and trade cooperation with China, maintaining the stable and constructive development of EU-China relations, and jointly addressing global challenges. The EU will remain united in safeguarding its own interests and the multilateral trading system.