Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at the 15th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2018. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

At the invitation of the Russian side, Yang arrived in Russia's Black Sea coastal city of Sochi to attend the 15th annual meeting of Valdai on Wednesday.

The Valdai International Discussion Club founded by Russia holds its meeting each year to provide a platform for the exchange of views for politicians and scholars from across the world.