[정치]American checks? Wang said: “Is diplomacy that simple?”

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There were many interpretations that Wang Yi, the visit of the Chinese foreign minister to Korea, was intended to confront US controls against China.

It is known that the next Biden administration shared expectations that it would be different from the Trump administration, and issues of cooperation between Korea and China were also discussed, such as the issue of fine dust.

This is reporter Kim Do-won.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Japan and Korea, key allies of the United States.

Many interpreted this program as an attempt to weaken the pressure front in China in the wake of the US regime change.

When asked if there is such a view, Wang stressed that cooperation between neighboring countries, South Korea and China, is important.

[왕이 / 중국 외교부장 : 외교가 그렇게 간단한 것일까요? 외교를 학자들처럼 하면 외교가 되지 않을 것입니다.]

The Meeting of Foreign Ministers, said the Foreign Ministry, was discussing how to create an order for international cooperation in a broader framework, rather than the US policy to control China.

The Chinese side is said to have expressed expectations that the next Biden administration will be different from the Trump administration as it focuses on multilateralism.

Regarding the pending issues between Korea and China, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha called for the lifting of the so-called “Korean and Korean regime” and said that cooperation in environmental areas such as fine dust should be strengthened.

[강경화 / 외교부 장관 : 2022년 수교 30주년을 앞둔 우리의 전략적 협력 동반자 관계를 더욱 내실화해 나가는 데 대한 의견 교환이 있기를 기대합니다.]

The Chinese side actively supported the initiative of our Northeast Asia quarantine and health cooperation organization, saying it would speed up negotiations in the second phase of the Korea-China FTA.

In addition, we invited Minister Kang to visit China and decided to activate channels of dialogue such as strategic dialogue at the level of the vice ministers of the two countries and the exchange of humanities.

The meeting of the Korean and Chinese foreign ministers was delayed by about 25 minutes because Director Wang was late.

The Foreign Ministry said that Wang said he was delayed due to circumstances and asked our part for patience.

I am YTN Kim Do-won.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]