Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Li Qiang and Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, attend the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, talks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

Members of the Chinese delegation leave the Rome Cavalieri a Waldorf Astoria hotel where a meeting between U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi is believed to have taken place in Rome, Italy, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

Members of the Chinese delegation leave the Rome Cavalieri a Waldorf Astoria hotel where a meeting between U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi is believed to have taken place in Rome, Italy, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

Members of the Chinese delegation leave the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria hotel where a meeting between U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi is believed to have taken place in Rome, Italy, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

A man stands outside the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria hotel where a meeting between U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi is believed to take place in Rome, Italy, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

The Chinese delegation led by Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communist Party and China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi (2ndR) depart the ballroom at the conclusion of talks between the United States and China in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 19, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi (R), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office for China, and Wang Yi (L), China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, arrive for a meeting with U.S. counterparts at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office for China, addresses the U.S. delegation at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R), joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (R), speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (L), China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

The Chinese delegation led by Yang Jiechi (C), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Wang Yi (2nd L), China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, speak with their U.S. counterparts at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R), joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (R), speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (L), China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, at the opening session of US-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (2nd L), China's State Councilor Wang and Foreign Minister, at the opening session of US-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska on March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) meets with top Chines diplomat Yang Jiechi in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi (not pictured) in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomes Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomes Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Orestis Panagiotou/Pool via REUTERS 

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou meets with Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi, at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, September 4, 2020. Orestis Panagiotou/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, talks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

Yang Jiechi, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan February 28, 2020. Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via REUTERS 

European Council President Charles Michel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a family photo during the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcome Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, at the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, at the beginning of the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt 

Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, poses for a picture with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrives to attend the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt 

Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo talks to State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi talks to Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo (not pictured) in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi talks to Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi talks to Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic Gustavo Montalvo on September 17, 2019 in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi talks to President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach talks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai on September 17, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi shakes hands with President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach talks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai on September 17, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi talks to President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach talks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai on September 17, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach talks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, September 17, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17: President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach talks to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai on September 17, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images) 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi speaks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah speaks with member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi (not pictured) during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi speaks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah (not pictured) during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi speaks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli//Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. (Photo by 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi talks to Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi talks to Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. (Ph 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi talks to Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi talks to Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea V 

Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. (Ph 

Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli//Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China Yang Jiechi shakes hands with Kazak President Kassym Jomart Tokayev during the meeting on September 11, 2019 in in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. (Photo by 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi listen as Bulgarian President Rumen Radev speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi greet media as he walks to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Japan, May 17, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, left, and Japanese officials shake hands prior to a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Japan, May 17, 2019.Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters 

Chinese Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi walk into the meeting room at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 20, 2019 in Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS 

Chinese Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi meets Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 20, 2019 in Beijing, China. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS