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China’s Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive North Korea diplomacy
Wang said China will keep working for peace on the Korean Peninsula as Seoul seeks broader talks to formally end the Korean War.
- On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Seoul, marking their first dialogue in 11 months as the two officials discussed bilateral relations and Korean Peninsula security.
- President Lee Jae Myung's Liberation Day address proposing multiparty dialogue to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War prompted the talks, as Beijing reiterated its commitment to playing a constructive role in regional stability.
- Requesting China's cooperation in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, Cho urged Beijing to help resume dialogue with Pyongyang. Wang said North Korea and the United States must decide on a summit, while emphasizing the US must change its "long-standing hostile policy."
- Both ministers agreed to accelerate the second phase of South Korea-China Free Trade Agreement negotiations and reviewed preparations for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit scheduled for November in Shenzhen, China.
- On Thursday, Wang is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Lee at the presidential residence to discuss Seoul-Beijing relations and regional security coordination ahead of the November APEC summit.
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Chinese FM calls for healthy, stable, sustainable China-South Korea ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday that China and South Korea should demonstrate strategic vision and work to ensure the healthy, stable and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Seung-eun = President Lee Jae-myung will meet with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is visiting Korea, at the Blue House on the 20th.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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