On March 7, the first session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference at the Medea Center. Foreign Minister Qin Gang answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on China's foreign policy and foreign relations. Qin Gang: Good morning, friends of journalists. It's a pleasure to meet you. The world today is experiencing major changes that have not occurred in a century. China will firmly pursue an independent foreign policy of peace, a win-win strategy of opening up, and always be a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order. Next, I would like to answer your questions. CCTV reporter from China Central Radio and Television: Both at home and abroad are full of expectations for China's diplomacy this year. Can you introduce the key points and highlights of China's diplomacy this year, especially the summit? As the new Foreign Minister, what is your outlook for China's diplomacy in the future? Qin Gang: This year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made a top-level design for China's diplomatic planning, defined its mission and made strategic arrangements. At present, the domestic situation of the COVID-19 epidemic has improved, and Chinese foreign exchanges have resumed in an orderly manner. China's diplomacy has pressed the "accelerator" button and sounded the "rally". We will take the diplomacy of heads of state as a guide, and in particular, we will make every effort to hold the first "China+the five Central Asian countries" summit and the third "the Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum, the two main venues of diplomacy, to constantly demonstrate the unique style of China's diplomacy. We will take safeguarding our core interests as our mission, resolutely oppose all forms of hegemonism and power politics, resolutely oppose the Cold War mentality, camp confrontation and containment, and resolutely defend national sovereignty, security and development interests. We will rely on partnership to promote coordination and benign interaction among major countries, develop friendly cooperation with other countries, and promote the construction of a new type of international relations. We will aim at open development, serve domestic high-quality development and high-level opening up, oppose "decoupling and chain breaking", oppose unilateral sanctions, maintain an open and inclusive world economy, and provide new opportunities for the world with China's new development. We will take multilateralism as the path to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, promote the democratization of international relations, promote the development of global governance in a more just and reasonable direction, and contribute more and better Chinese wisdom and solutions to the common challenges facing mankind. We will take diplomacy for the people as the concept, always put the safety and security of overseas Chinese compatriots in mind, shoulder the responsibility of diplomacy for the people, strengthen the service and protection of overseas Chinese citizens and institutions, and make Sino-foreign exchanges safer and more convenient. The world today is not peaceful. Turbulence and change are intertwined, unity and division collide, and opportunities and challenges coexist. China's diplomacy on the new journey is an expedition full of glorious dreams and a voyage through rough seas. But it is difficult and more glorious.