Korea seeks to mend relations with China.
On September 14, Yonhap News Agency cited South Korean diplomatic sources, stating that South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-hak will visit China around next Wednesday (17th), meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. The focus of the discussion will be on China-South Korea relations, with the Korean Peninsula issue expected to be a core topic. South Korea may reiterate the consensus between China and South Korea on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and call on China to play a "constructive role."
Since the inauguration of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's policy toward China has shown contradictions: it first visited Japan and the United States to consolidate the traditional U.S.-South Korea alliance, showing a preference for allies; at the same time, it sent the former Speaker of the National Assembly to visit China and arranged the current Speaker of the National Assembly to attend the Beijing "September 3rd military parade," sending signals of improving relations with China. However, since Cho Hyun-hak took office, he made unfriendly remarks about China, and there is anti-China sentiment within South Korea, highlighting obvious differences in China-South Korea relations.
Regarding the Korean Peninsula issue, South Korea closely aligns its position with the United States, frequently conducting joint military exercises, but trying to shift regional security pressures onto China. China's position is clear: the crux of the Korean Peninsula issue is not China, and China will not take the blame for others' policy mistakes.
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