China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions
Wang said South Korea should pursue strategic autonomy as China pushes peace talks and faster free trade agreement negotiations.
- On Thursday, Foreign Minister Wang met South Korean officials in Seoul, urging the nation to avoid taking sides between Beijing and Washington while calling for the United States to abandon its "hostile" policy toward North Korea.
- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, citing the country's 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons and his "very good relationship" with Kim.
- Wang called for completing second-stage free trade talks, arguing the two countries should promote regional economic integration amid rising global fragmentation and trade protectionism.
- During talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Wang declared that bilateral ties have "fully recovered" and made positive progress this year, urging Seoul to maintain a friendly policy toward China.
- North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile on Thursday as Wang expressed hope that Seoul would "achieve genuine strategic autonomy" and refrain from bloc confrontation amid escalating regional tensions.
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China hopes that the two Koreas will move towards peaceful coexistence, according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Chinese FM urges strategic cooperation, mutual trust in China-S. Korea ties
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday that China and South Korea should strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust and pursue strategic cooperation in political, economic, trade and security fields.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when holding a strategic dialogue with Wi Sung-lac, South
China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US for Korea tensions
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has urged South Korea not to take sides between Beijing and Washington, saying the US should abandon its “hostile” policy toward North Korea to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula
The Chinese Foreign Minister welcomed the rapprochement between Seoul and Beijing and said he sought to maintain this trend in bilateral relations. He also called for peace between the two Koreas.
Korea says China's stance on Korean Peninsula unchanged despite no reference to denuclearization
China continues to maintain its longstanding position on ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, though Beijing has stopped short of explicitly expressing its support for the denuclearization of North Korea, officials in Seoul said Thursday. The remarks came as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not refer to the "denuclearization" of the peninsula during a meeting in Seoul the previous day, instead pledging to work toward "peace …
FM highlights stronger ties between Beijing and Seoul
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday he hopes South Korea will firmly pursue a friendly policy towards China and take the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year as an opportunity to make greater progress in the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership. Wang made the remarks when meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul. The foreign minister said as an important …
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