Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on 20 August 2026 for South Korea to remain neutral between Beijing and Washington, blamed U.S. policy toward North Korea for peninsula tensions, and urged abandoned American "hostility" toward the North. Wang also called for renewed inter-Korean dialogue.
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China urges South Korea to stay neutral between Beijing and Washington, blaming US policy toward North Korea for peninsula tensions. Wang Yi also called for renewed North-South dialogue and stronger China-South Korea economic ties. Source: Reuters
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