On April 30, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Wang Yi stated that head-of-state diplomacy has always been the “stabilizing anchor” for China-U.S. relations. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump, China-U.S. relations have generally remained stable, which serves the fundamental interests of both peoples and meets the common expectations of the international community. Both sides should maintain the hard-won stability, make good preparations for the important agenda for high-level interactions, expand cooperation and manage differences, and explore the building of a strategic, constructive, and stable China-U.S. relationship, so as to achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

Wang Yi underscored that the Taiwan question bears on China's core interests and is the biggest risk in China-U.S. relations. The U.S. side should honor its commitments and make the right choice, to open up new space for China-U.S. cooperation and make due efforts for world peace.

Marco Rubio stated that the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world, and that head-of-state diplomacy lies at the core of this relationship. Both sides should maintain communication and coordination, respect each other, and properly manage differences to accumulate results for high-level interactions and seek strategic stability in U.S.-China relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East and other issues.