The main responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include implementing the state's foreign policies and relevant laws and regulations, safeguarding state sovereignty, security and interests on behalf of the state, handling foreign affairs on behalf of the state and the government, and handling diplomatic exchanges between Party and state leaders and foreign leaders. To investigate and study overarching and strategic issues in the international situation and international relations; to study and analyze major diplomatic issues in the fields of politics, economy, culture and security; and to make suggestions for the formulation of diplomatic strategies, guidelines and policies by the CPC Central Committee and The State Council.

"From a weak Country without Diplomacy to a Diplomatic Mission"

Successive members of the Diplomatic Corps

Since 1983, there have been 32 spokesmen in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are:

Qian, JiHuaiYuan, YuZhiZhong, wang, Ma Yuzhen, li zhaoxing, gui-hua jin, li jinhua, wu jianmin, duan jin, Fan Huijuan, esmond lee, shen, Chen jian, cui tiankai, tang guoqiang, zhu, Sun Yuxi, zhang qiyue, kong quan, liu jianchao, qin gang, jiang yu, ma, hong lei, liu weimin, HuaChunYing, lu kang, GengShuang, Zhao Lijian and Wang Wenbin.

The three spokespersons currently in office are Hua Chunying, Wang Wenbin and Zhao Lijian.

On July 14, 2016, Lu Kang answered questions on the South China Sea arbitration case and other hot issues

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No matter how long the road is, as long as we keep moving forward, we can reach the destination. -- On July 17, 2019, Geng Shuang responded to the US saying that there is still a long way to go to reach an economic and trade agreement

An ant can exaggerate a country, an ant can shake a tree. -- Hua Chunying responded to "The US may suspend the export of law enforcement equipment to Hong Kong" on September 11, 2019

In the name of "security," he locks all the doors of his house and imprisons only himself. -- Geng Shuang's remarks on the US new ban on Huawei and ZTE on November 25, 2019

Turn inward and examine yourself when you encounter difficulties in life -- Geng Shuang's remarks on March 12, 2020, in response to us officials' accusation that China covered up the outbreak in the early days of the outbreak, causing the international community to take two months to respond

Even where science cannot reach for the time being, civilization will. -- March 20, 2020, Geng Shuang responded to the argument that "Products made in China carry viruses, and called for a boycott of Made in China"

The darkest hour will pass, and the light is ahead. -- Foreign Minister Wang Yi answered questions on "China's foreign policy and external relations" on 24 May 2020

History should be written by facts and truth, not by lies. -- May 24, 2020, State Councilor Wang Yi responded to the China-us disagreement on the origin of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic

Everything should be judged by right and wrong. Without right and wrong, it is difficult for a person to establish himself and a country to establish itself. -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded to a CNN reporter's question on "Wolf Diplomacy" on May 24, 2020

Do not take unreasonable as the truth, use lies as weapons. -- Wang Wenbin on October 27, 2020, in response to "Us Permanent Representative to the UN Joseph Kraft's article in the New York Post attacking China's cooperation with the UN"

Don't be Unexpected -- On November 2, 2020, Wang Wenbin responded to the fact that visas for Chinese journalists in the US were refused without reason

Where people do not exist, how will power be attached? -- On March 23, 2021, Hua Chunying refuted the fact that the US refused to apply for xinjiang-related visa without any reason"

China's goal has never been to surpass the United States, but to constantly surpass itself and become a better China. "-- Hua Chunying on March 26, 2021, in response to Biden's remarks that China will not surpass the United States

Prejudice will not last long, and rumor will die. -- On April 20, 2021, Wang Wenbin praised a French writer who introduced the truth about Xinjiang

Today's China is not what it was a hundred years ago, nor is the world today. -- May 25, 2021, Wang Yi, responding to remarks that "Recently, the United States has filed a number of lawsuits against China over the epidemic, and other countries have also filed similar lawsuits.