State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met the press Friday morning on the sidelines of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.

Wang takes questions regarding China's foreign policy and diplomatic relations.

Here are the highlights:

Chinese diplomacy at new starting point

The world is experiencing profound shifts unseen in a century and the Chinese diplomacy has reached a new starting point.

"We will remain on the path of peaceful development, work for win-win outcome, uphold existing international systems and shoulder more international responsibilities."

Over the past 70 years since the foundation of the People's Republic of China, Chinese diplomacy has established a fine tradition with distinctive features.

Korean Peninsula issue

China has been committed to denuclearization and the peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue and its role is irreplaceable.

The Hanoi summit between Pyongyang and Washington was an important step to solve the issue.

The leaders from both countries overcame obstacles and exchanged views face-to-face in a candid way, which is a positive progress and should be applauded.