BEIJING — State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press on the morning of March 8 on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress.

Wang is expected to brief journalists from home and abroad on China’s foreign policy and answer questions on a wide range of issues.

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd L) attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions at a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions at a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd L) attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

A journalist asks questions at a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

A journalist asks questions at a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Journalists work at a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) prepares to leave after a news conference on China’s foreign policy and relations on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]