Wang Yi Meets UN Secretary-General Candidate Rodríguez-Burkitt

7/20/2026

Wang Yi meets with a candidate for UN Secretary-General, emphasizing support for the United Nations' central role Focus on multilateralism and UN reform, promoting more efficient and fairer global governance

On July 20, 2026, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with Guyana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and UN SecretaryGeneral candidate RodriguesBirkett. During the meeting, RodriguesBirkett introduced his campaign platform, emphasizing that multilateralism remains an important way to address conflicts, climate change, and development challenges, and said he supported United Nations reform, improving institutional efficiency, and promoting sustainable development. Wang Yi said that the United Nations and multilateralism are currently facing challenges, and that China will continue to support the international system with the United Nations at its core, and will participate in the next SecretaryGeneral election process with a responsible and constructive attitude, supporting the selection of a candidate who is in line with the UN Charter and is highly capable, fair, and responsible.