On February 13, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Wang Yi stated that President Xi Jinping and President Donald J. Trump have provided strategic guidance for the development of China-U.S. relations. Both sides should jointly implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, making 2026 a year in which China and the U.S. move toward mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. For China and the U.S., dialogue is better than confrontation, cooperation is better than conflict, and win-win outcomes are better than zero-sum games. As long as both sides uphold the principles of equality, respect, and reciprocity, the two countries will be able to find ways to address each other's concerns and properly manage differences. The two sides should work together to continuously expand the list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems, so as to steer China-U.S. relations onto a track of stable, sound, and sustainable development and send more positive signals to the world.

The two sides agreed that the meeting was positive and constructive. Both sides agreed to jointly implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, give full play to the coordinating role of political and diplomatic channels, effectively serve high-level interactions between the two countries, strengthen dialogue and cooperation in various fields, and promote the stable development of China-U.S. relations.