South Korea should not fear China's rise, foreign minister says
Cho Hyun will discuss North Korea and bilateral ties with Wang Yi during a two-day Beijing visit, Seoul said.
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun visited Beijing for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on bilateral relations, Korean Peninsula issues, and regional affairs.
- Cho said South Korea should not fear China’s rise or underestimate its capabilities, while calling for deeper, mutually beneficial cooperation.
- The talks came before President Lee Jae Myung’s planned attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen on Nov. 18–19.
- Wang said China wanted to expand cooperation with South Korea in traditional industries and emerging fields, including artificial intelligence and biomedicine.
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Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, objectively assessed China's capabilities, and emphasized the development of a horizontal cooperative relationship based on mutual interests. He also expressed the position that, starting with the Shenzhen APEC Summit, the two countries would achieve tangible results and continue diplomatic efforts to improve relations.
South Korea should not fear China's rise, foreign minister says
South Korea should neither fear China's rise nor underestimate its capabilities, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Saturday, urging deeper cooperation ahead of a regional summit in China next week.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will hold talks with Wang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on the 13th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Park Doo-soon stated at a regular briefing on the 12th, “Minister Cho Hyun will visit China from the 13th to the 14th at the invitation of Minister Wang Yi,” adding, “On the 13th, a Korea-China foreign ministers' meeting and a …
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