Wang told Kang Gyeong-hwa: “Korea and the two countries should treat ‘sensitive matters’ well.”

Wang Yi, a member of the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, called on our side to address the “sensitive issue between Korea and China.”

Although no specific comments have been released in this regard, it is analyzed that the message that the New Cold War between the United States and China evaded a message that asked not to take actions that negatively affect the country.

According to a report published on the Internet website by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the night of the 26th, Wang said in a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha that day: “The part of the ROK protected the basis of mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries by dealing with the sensitive issues between China and Korea appropriately. I look forward to exiting. “

It also reads as a warning message that if South Korea treats problems that China considers “ sensitive ”, “ improperly ”, trust may be broken, as immediately after the deployment of the large missile defense system altitude (THAAD), and the bilateral relationship could be seriously damaged. .

Wang visited Korea at an important time when a major change in the environment surrounding US-China relations was expected due to the results of the US presidential elections. Diplomats noted that it would at least demand neutrality from our side with the prospect of prolonging the New Cold War between the United States and China.

“Let us together build an Internet space for peace, security, openness and cooperation, and deepen communication and cooperation within the framework of multilateralism such as the United Nations,” Wang said. “Let us defend the international order based on multilateralism. and international law “. He suggested.

Wang’s comments stem from the situation that the US government is taking steps to exclude China from the global value chain, such as sanctioning China’s top 5G company, Huawei.

In addition, it is assessed that China is emphasizing the principle of ‘multilateralism’ externally in order to weaken various pressures in various fields such as trade, technology and US military affairs.

Furthermore, Director Wang stressed that the ‘Korea-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Plan 2021-2025’ should be promulgated as soon as possible to strengthen industrial, technological and high-tech cooperation.

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Wang, a high-ranking diplomatic official in China, placed particular emphasis on cooperation in the high-tech sector, which is a problem in the trade and technology sector, in a meeting with Minister Kang, who strongly wishes to maintain a Stable supply chain with Korea amid heavy pressure from the United States. It is analyzed because of.

China imports many intermediate goods, such as semiconductors and chemical raw materials, from Korea. In particular, DRAM, a type of memory semiconductor used in many electronic products such as smartphones and PCs due to US sanctions on semiconductors, is almost entirely dependent on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix products in Korea.

While China has recently made significant progress in establishing a favorable economic order for the country through the signing of the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), Wang also expressed his intention to promote the Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ) Korea-China-Japan ASAP.

He suggested: “Let us strengthen multilateral cooperation between the two countries (Korea-China), promote the rapid entry into force of the RCEP, and accelerate the construction of a free trade zone in China, Japan and Korea.”

In addition, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported in a separate press release that the Chinese side has strongly supported the improvement and development of inter-Korean relations, reconciliation and cooperation regarding the Korean Peninsula issue.

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