Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers speech at the symposium (Photo: Li Yan/ People's Daily)

Chinese foreign minister and State Councilor Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China will “always care about the safety of overseas Chinese.”

In a speech, he said, "the Chinese side will never sit by and watch any bullying act that violates the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens. We will spare no effort to safeguard the legitimate rights of Chinese citizens and uphold the justice of the world".

Wang attended the Symposium on International Developments and China's Diplomacy in 2018 hosted by the China Institute of International Studies and China Foundation for International Studies.

(Compiled by Zhang Jian)