South Korea should not fear China's rise, foreign minister says
Cho will discuss North Korea and bilateral ties with Wang Yi as Seoul seeks Beijing’s help in reviving dialogue with Pyongyang.
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun began a two-day visit to Beijing on Friday to hold wide-ranging talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on bilateral relations and Korean Peninsula issues.
- This trip follows an invitation Wang extended during their August meeting in Seoul, where Cho called for Beijing to play a constructive role in bringing North Korea back to dialogue.
- During the talks, Wang elaborated on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent trip to Dandong, the Chinese border city, providing detailed accounts to Seoul's officials on Friday.
- The visit precedes President Lee Jae Myung's planned trip to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen next week, where Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump are expected to attend.
- South Korean officials noted a meeting between Trump and Kim at the summit remains unlikely, citing "many unpredictable factors" while continuing to monitor for signals of renewed U.S.-North Korea dialogue.
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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.
Beijing details N. Korean leader's China visit in FM talks with Seoul: official
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent visit to China during talks with his South Korean counterpart, a senior South Korean official said Saturday. The Chinese side explained Kim's trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Oct. 24 during Wang's talks with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Beijing on Friday, according to the foreign ministry official. "(The Chinese side) said that at a bas…
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