Follow-Up: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Says Seoul Should Neither Fear China's Rise Nor Underestimate Its Capabilities
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun wrote on the social platform X on November 14 that South Korea should neither have an unfounded fear of China's rise nor underestimate its capabilities and potential; the remarks came a day after he held talks and a dinner with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on November 13, their first meeting in about three months.
"During this visit to China, I was reminded that we should neither have an unfounded fear of China's rise nor underestimate its capabilities and potential," Cho wrote, saying Seoul should build cooperation benefiting both countries by drawing on the autonomy and creativity of its people and companies.
At the November 13 talks, the two ministers discussed bilateral ties, issues on the Korean Peninsula and ways to deliver tangible benefits to people in both countries. Cho said Seoul would seek to use President Lee Jae Myung's visit to China next week to advance bilateral ties and expand "horizontal and mutually beneficial" cooperation in areas where the two countries have complementary strengths.
Wang said on November 13 that China wanted to expand cooperation with South Korea in traditional industries and in emerging sectors including super intelligence (SI) and biomedicine, and that bilateral ties had returned to the right track after exchanges between the two countries' leaders.
The meeting came ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19. Lee will attend the summit, and Seoul has said he is also scheduled to join a dinner hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife. Lee's administration has sought to improve relations with China, South Korea's largest trading partner, while maintaining Seoul's security alliance with the United States.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea)
Reference: Reuters
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：韩国外交部长赵显（资料图）。美国国务院发布，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (file photo). U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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