According to CCTV news, on May 10, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian held a regular press conference. Lin Jian announced that at the invitation of Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Doi-yeol will visit China from May 13 to 14.
According to Yonhap News Agency and other media reports, South Korean and foreign ministers will meet on the 13th, and Cho will exchange views with the Chinese side on the development direction of South Korea-China relations and supply chain cooperation.
South Korean media said that this is the second face-to-face meeting after the South Korean foreign ministers met in Busan in November last year, and it is also the first official visit to Beijing by a South Korean foreign minister since November 2017.
On the other hand, public opinion from all walks of life in South Korea has called on the government to properly handle relations with China as soon as possible. South Korea's "Han Nation Daily" commented that the treatment received by South Korea is not ideal for keeping pace with the United States and Japan. And China is improving its relations with European countries, Australia and other US allies one by one. The article said it hoped that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration would find a balance in diplomacy.
At the beginning of this year, South Korea appointed a new foreign minister, Cho Do-yeol. When he took office, Zhao stressed the importance of maintaining a "stable" relationship with Beijing, noting the potential for deeper cooperation with China in the economic and other fields.
In February this year, Wang Yi had a phone call with Zhao Duilie. Wang Yi emphasized that "distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors". Cho said that ROK-China relations are very important.
"Foreign Minister Cho Tei-yeol's visit to China could be the beginning of improving relations between South Korea and China." South Korea's YTN TV analysis said that the visit will be an opportunity to resume high-level exchanges between South Korea and China, which were once estranged.
Lee Dong-kyu, a research committee member of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said that although it is difficult for South Korea-China relations to return to the same state in the short term, it is of great significance that expanding dialogue and communication between South Korea and China can lay the foundation for managing contradictions.
Source | CCTV News Global Network
Executive Producer | Li Jinfeng, Li Jiemin
Editor-in-Chief | Di Xiaojing, Zhao Dong
Edit | Du Hui
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