Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that strengthening the system of safety protection for Chinese nationals and interests overseas is the unremitting pursuit of the Chinese foreign service in the new era.

Wang stated that serving the people is the abiding mission of the diplomatic work of China, and strengthening the system of safety protection for Chinese nationals and interests overseas is the unremitting pursuit of the Chinese foreign service in the new era.

He also noted that where there is Chinese flag flying, there are Chinese diplomats on duty; where there is want or need from Chinese compatriots, there is heart-warming care of the Party and the government. 

"While you may be facing a world of chaos and turbulence, you have behind you a motherland as firm as a rock," Wang added.