On September 28, 2023, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with newly-appointed diplomatic envoys and representatives of 52 countries and international organizations to China at the Great Hall of the People.

Li Qiang welcomed all the diplomatic envoys and representatives to China for assumption of office, and said that China attaches great importance to developing friendly cooperative relations with other countries and international organizations, and the Chinese government will provide support and facilitation for the diplomatic envoys and representatives to perform their duties in China, and hopes that they can act as a bridge and bond to increase mutual understanding, mutual trust and cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

Li Qiang pointed out that China always adheres to the purpose of its foreign policy of safeguarding world peace and promoting common development, remains committed to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and stands ready to join hands with all parties in injecting more certainty, stability and positive energy into world peace and development. China is now advancing Chinese modernization across the board with high-quality development, the economy, on the whole, is picking up and enjoying bright prospects for future development, and this will surely inject more new impetus into global economic recovery and sustainable development. China will be committed to its fundamental national policy of opening to the outside world, pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up, work with all parties to act upon true multilateralism, and achieve common growth through cooperation to deliver more benefits to people of all countries.

The diplomatic envoys and representatives to China extended warm congratulations on the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, highly appreciated the achievements of Chinese modernization, spoke highly of China's important contribution to the cause of global peace and development, and expressed their willingness to play a positive role in strengthening the friendly cooperation between their countries and international organizations and China.

Wang Yi attended the meeting.