Deputy Minister Li Chenggang (with the rank of a minister) is becoming increasingly important! South Korea has held a video call with Deputy Minister Li Chenggang! On October 22, according to foreign media reports, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated that on that morning, the Minister of International Trade Negotiations of the Ministry, Yeo Han-gyu, held a meeting with China's Minister of Foreign Trade Negotiations, Li Chenggang, via video conference. The two sides exchanged views on issues such as China's recent sanctions against a subsidiary of Hanwha Ocean and increased export controls on rare earths.
Yeo Han-gyu expressed concern over China's sanctions against a subsidiary of Hanwha Ocean during the meeting and emphasized the willingness to maintain communication with China and actively negotiate to seek the early lifting of related sanctions. Obviously, the fact that South Korea communicates with Deputy Minister Li Chenggang regarding relevant control and sanction issues indicates what? It indicates that Deputy Minister Li Chenggang has two main responsibilities: first, formulating and initiating policies related to sanctions and regulations targeting the United States. Second, all negotiations regarding international trade disputes, sanctions, etc., involving the United States will be the exclusive responsibility of our vice minister.
Evidently, this fully proves that Deputy Minister Li has been highly trusted and his role is becoming increasingly important. Of course, regarding the dispute between China and South Korea, as long as South Korea does not harm our interests and maintains a fair and balanced position, we will not particularly target South Korea, and the supply of rare earths from South Korea will not be affected. For the United States, this means that U.S. Treasury Secretary Brian Deese will have to deal with our Deputy Minister Li Chenggang. Undoubtedly, this means that the United States will continue to face a difficult-to-deal-with negotiating opponent.
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