On October 28, 2025, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, had a phone conversation with the new Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

Wang Yi congratulated Shigeki on his reappointment as foreign minister, saying that China and Japan are important close neighbors to each other. China's policy towards Japan maintains continuity and stability. It is willing to work with Japan to continue to comprehensively promote China and Japan in accordance with the principles and directions established in the four political documents of China and Japan. Strategic and mutually beneficial relations build constructive and stable Sino-Japanese relations that meet the requirements of the new era.

Wang Yi said that China has noted some positive signals from the release of the new cabinet of Japan, and that high-level exchanges are important for the development of China-Japan relations. hopes that the new cabinet of Japan will take the "first step" in exchanges with China, and hold the "first button". history and Taiwan issues relate to the roots of bilateral relations and the basic faith between the two sides, and hopes that the Japanese side and China will work together to safeguard the political basis of China-Japan relations and promote China-Japan relations in the right direction to continue to improve development.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the current international situation is deeply evolving, and the two countries have increasing international responsibilities. China is an important neighbor of Japan, and the prime minister of China attaches great importance to Japanese-Japanese relations.The Japanese side has never intended to break the chain with China, the two sides strengthen exchanges at all levels, enhance mutual benefit cooperation, properly deal with differences, and comprehensively promote constructive and stable Japanese-China strategic mutual relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on some specific issues related to bilateral relations.