China and the Muslim World
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent participation in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, is historic. For the first time, the top diplomat of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was invited to address a mega gathering of his counterparts from nations of the 57-member body representing 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
During his speech at the 48th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on March 22, Wang talked about the “longstanding relationship between China and the Muslim world” and reaffirmed China’s support to Muslim countries in their quest for political independence and economic development.
