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Seoul — Seoul Foreign ministers from South Korea and China met on Tuesday as they explored ways to resume denuclearization talks with North Korea and resume cultural exports such as K-pop music and movies to China.
South Korea's top diplomat, Park Jin, arrived in the eastern port city of Qingdao on Monday to meet with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Yoru government.
The meeting comes amid growing tensions between the United States and China, with President Park reassured Beijing on bilateral relations despite growing ties with Washington and tensions over Taiwan. was also expected.
Wang said both sides should remain "independent and independent from external obstacles and influences" and respect each other's key concerns. rice field.
"We must maintain a 'win-win' position in order to protect stable and smooth supply his chain and industrial network, and we must respect each other's internal affairs on the basis of equality and respect. should not interfere," he said. United Communications.
Park said that as bilateral relations celebrate his 30th anniversary this year, the two countries should foster common interests based on mutual respect and universal values and norms.
Before leaving for China on Monday, he said that although South Korea's position of respect for One China remains unchanged, maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is critical to regional security and prosperity.
As the Yoon administration seeks to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons tests and resume stalled denuclearization talks, President Park He also called for China's constructive role in persuading North Korea to choose dialogue over provocation.
"Peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula are under unprecedented threat," he told Wang at the beginning of the talks.
"Based on the consistent principle of North Korea's complete denuclearization, we will resolutely respond to provocations and keep the door open for dialogue."
Mr. Park said before the meeting. said on Twitter that he would propose a joint action plan to strengthen ties and discuss the issue of stabilizing global supply chains.
In addition to resuming exports of K-pop and South Korean movies, dramas and games, Park said that promotion of cultural and people-to-people exchanges was also high on the agenda. said.
Both sides face potential flare-ups over THAAD and Seoul's possible participation in a US-led semiconductor alliance involving Taiwan and Japan, which China opposes.
China slashed trade and cultural imports with South Korea after THAAD's powerful radar peered into its airspace and Seoul announced the deployment of the system in her 2016. He argues that it could deal a heavy blow to relations between the countries. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Alex Richardson)