China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions
Wang Yi said the United States should drop its hostile policy toward North Korea and urged Seoul to avoid choosing sides as tensions rise.
- 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 urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged South Korea not to take sides between Beijing and Washington, saying the U.S. should abandon its "hostile" policy toward North Korea to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has drawn a line regarding mediating a North Korea-U.S. summit. This reaffirms China's existing stance that the ball for the resumption of dialogue lies with the parties involved, the United States and North Korea. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul on the 19th, Minister Wang addressed the possibility of China mediating the sum…
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