China tells South Korea: resist being led astray by US Indo-Pacific strategy
- Seoul ‘should grasp right and wrong, adhere to the correct position’, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi advises counterpart Chung Eui-yong
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Speaking to his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong by telephone on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also called for further cooperation on technology between the two countries.
“The Indo-Pacific strategy promoted by the United States is full of cold-war mentality and is provoking confrontations between groups, which is not conducive to the overall situation of regional peace and stability,” Wang was quoted as saying in a statement by the Chinese foreign ministry.
“As a friendly neighbour and strategic partner, [South Korea] should grasp right and wrong, adhere to the correct position and abide by the political consensus instead of being led astray.”
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There was a need for the neighbours to strengthen “timely communications as the international and regional situation has been changing rapidly recently”, Wang said.
Beijing has long criticised the Indo-Pacific strategy, seeing it as an attempt by the US to gain a stronger presence in the region, including by turning nations there against China.