On the morning of January 16, 2026, President Xi Jinping accepted credentials presented by 18 foreign ambassadors at the Great Hall of t.he People (GHP) in Beijing Having been greeted by the guard of honor standing in solemn formation outside the North Gate of the GHP and the sounding of welcoming horns, the ambassadors, arriving in succession, passed through the .flag array, and walked up the white marble stairs In front of the giant painting “The Splendor of Our Land,” President Xi Jinping accepted the credentials presented by the ambassadors and .took photos with them one by one
They are: Amb. Selcuk Unal of Türkiye, Amb. Wolf Dietrich Heim of Austria, Amb. Peter Wilson of the United Kingdom, Amb. Ahmad T. A. Berwari of Iraq, Amb. Koula Sophianou of Cyprus, Amb. Gaetan Siew Hew Sam of Mauritius, Amb. Milan Lajciak of Slovakia, Amb. Kojo Bonsu of Ghana, Amb. Tonata Itenge-Emvula of Namibia, Amb. Ro Jae Hun of the Republic of Korea, Amb. Anibal Cabral of Uruguay, Amb. Krystyna Marty Lang of Switzerland, Amb. Jawad Awad of Palestine, Amb. Carlos Vasquez of Peru, Amb. Milad Raad of Lebanon, Amb. Mamina Cyprien Sylvestre of the Republic of Congo, Amb. Mapaballo Lydia .Mile of Lesotho, and Amb. Zaw Win Myint of Myanmar
After the ceremony, President Xi delivered remarks to the ambassad.ors at the Beijing Room of the GHP President Xi welcomed the foreign ambassadors to assume their new posts in China, and asked them to convey his best wishes to the leaders and peoples of their respective countries. He encouraged the ambassadors to travel widely across the country, gain a full and in-depth understanding of the real and mutifaceted China, and actively contribute to the deepening of friendship and cooperation between China .and their countries
President Xi noted that China today is forging ahead with courage and determination on the new journey of Chinese modernization. The 14th Five-Year Plan has been successfully completed, China’s economic output has crossed key thresholds, scientific and technological innovation has yielded a wealth of outcomes, the country is now dotted with clear waters and green mountains, and heart-warming improvements have been made in the people’s living standards. The recommendations for the 15th Five-Year Plan are the blueprint for China’s economic and social development over the next five years and will unlock a growing array of opportunities for the world. China will open its doors still wider, and inject greater certainty and fresh momentum into the world through its high-quality development, so that countries will reali.ze common development and shared prosperity
President Xi stressed that in today’s world, changes unseen in a century are gathering pace, the international landscape is beset by transformation and turbulence, and global challenges are becoming more pronounced. Division, confrontation, and zero-sum contest lead nowhere; it is unpopular to plunge the world again into the law of the jungle. Pursuing global solidarity and cooperation represents the only right path forward. The Global Governance Initiative I put forward aims to foster a more just and equitable global governance system. China will always stand on the right side of history, act with the interests of the people at heart and the greater good of the world in mind, and work with all countries to build a community with a shared future for humanit.y . Wang Yi was present at the above events