China and South Korea Accuse Each Other of Undermining Key National Principles

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = Regarding the recent remark by Wang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, referring to North and South Korea as "two countries," two...

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Our government lodged a strong protest against the Chinese Foreign Ministry's characterization of South and North Korea as two separate states. This act contradicts the principle of supporting unification enshrined in the Joint Statement on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between South Korea and China, and is interpreted as reflecting North Korea's stance of viewing the two nations as hostile. Meanwhile, North Korea has removed unifica…

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Wang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, referred to North and South Korea as "two countries" in the Chinese statement summarizing the results of his visit to South Korea last month.