Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 7, 2021 2021/05/07 CCTV: You mentioned yesterday that State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will preside over a high-level video conference on May 7, with the theme of "upholding multilateralism and the UN-centered international system". Could you share China's considerations and expectations for this conference? Wang Wenbin: As the rotating president of the UN Security Council in May, China will hold a high-level video conference with the theme of "upholding multilateralism and the UN-centered international system" on May 7. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting and deliver remarks. As we speak, COVID-19 is still raging across the globe. The world economy is in deep recession. Hotspot issues continue to drag on. Non-traditional security challenges such as food security and climate change keep cropping up. Meanwhile, bloc politics is undermining the authority and effectiveness of multilateral institutions, and ideological confrontation is weakening the fairness and equality of multilateralism. In this context, it is of great practical significance that China initiates this conference as the rotating president of the Security Council in May.