China-South Korea ties at ‘a critical juncture’, Wang Yi says amid bid for reset
High-powered delegation from Seoul meets China’s foreign minister as President Lee Jae-myung wraps up Japan visit
“The relationship between [China and South Korea] is at a critical juncture for improvement and development,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the visiting delegation led by former South Korean National Assembly speaker Park Byeong-seug.
Wang noted that Beijing’s policy towards South Korea maintained stability and continuity, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement on Monday.
“Both sides should ... firmly uphold the direction of friendship, expand common interests, improve sentiment between the two peoples, properly handle sensitive issues, and promote the steady and sustained progress of bilateral relations on the right track,” Wang told the South Korean envoys.
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Park echoed the view, saying Seoul was ready to bring the strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations “back on track” by improving high-level exchanges, practical cooperation and people-to-people ties, according to the Chinese statement.