Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit New York and Canada, aiming to strengthen ties and prepare for President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to the U.S. The trip includes chairing a UN Security Council meeting.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s coming trip to New York and Canada is expected to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the US and warmer ties with Ottawa. China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Wang would chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on May 26, followed by a visit to Canada from May 28 to 30. The New York leg of Wang’s trip follows less than two weeks after the Beijing summit between Xi and US President Donald Trump. There,...