DIPLOMACY IN 2021 AND BEYOND.

President Xi has attended two video summits with French and German leaders, and a China-Central and Eastern European Countries summit has been held via video link. China has restored diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, raising the number of countries having diplomatic ties with China to 181 and further consolidating the international consensus on one China. Defending justice In 2021, China commemorated the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the lawful seat of the People's Republic of China in the UN and held high the banner of true multilateralism. President Xi chaired the Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dialogue Relations via video link, and announced with leaders of ASEAN countries the upgrade of China-ASEAN relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. [Extracted from the article]