Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu Attends the National Day Reception of Türkiye

On October 29, 2026, Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu, upon invitation, attended the National Day Reception marking the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, hosted by the Embassy of Türkiye in China and met with Ambassador of Türkiye to China Selçuk Ünal.

Miao Deyu congratulated Türkiye on its National Day and said that China and Türkiye, both major emerging countries and important members of the Global South, enjoy broad common interests and enormous cooperation potential. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, China-Türkiye relations have maintained sound and steady development. China is ready to work with Türkiye to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, enhance political mutual trust, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen international coordination, and push China-Türkiye relations to a higher level.

Selçuk Ünal said that in recent years, Türkiye-China relations have continued to develop, with frequent high-level exchanges and fruitful outcomes in practical cooperation. China has become Türkiye's largest trading partner. Türkiye attaches great importance to developing relations with China and looks forward to strengthening strategic communication with China, continuing to maintain close exchanges at all levels, deepening practical cooperation in various fields, enhancing communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, and jointly creating a better future for bilateral relations.