Chinese FM Wang Yi Meets Azerbaijani Counterpart in Baku

The absence of any economic, energy or connectivity language in a readout from Baku is itself the signal: this visit is being framed around diplomatic choreography and a coming anniversary rather than deliverables. That matters for a relationship where Azerbaijani hydrocarbons and trans-Caspian routes sit alongside Chinese infrastructure interest, because it leaves the commercial track to be defined later. Whether follow-up engagements shift from commemoration to concrete sectoral agreements is the open question.