On December 30, 2025, at the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated, "A look back at our journey of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in 2025 strikes us more keenly than ever that the relationship between China and the world is developing in a more positive direction, and that China's international influence, its capacity to lead new endeavors and its moral appeal have significantly enhanced. Today, with composure and confidence, China's diplomacy is cleaving through the waves and pressing ahead. This is fundamentally attributable to the stewardship of President Xi Jinping, the sound guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and the centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee. It is also attributable to the enormous support of the people and the fact that China's diplomatic vision always holds international moral high ground."