South Korea, US stress China’s role in North Korea disarmament
Since the Yoon administration last year announced a new foreign policy potentially favouring the US over China, Seoul-Beijing ties have been rocky.
South Korea should start mending China ties soon: Experts
In recent weeks, Seoul-Beijing ties have soured further, with the two countries having called in each other’s top envoy in a tit-for-tat spat.
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles toward East Sea
These two firings are an apparent protest against the large-scale Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise that South Korea and the US held in Pocheon, a city close to the inter-Korean…
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang tells Blinken US should respect China’s core concerns
Mr Qin also said the US should respect China’s core concerns, such as the Taiwan issue, in an effort to arrest declining relations between the superpowers.
Nato to set up liaison office in Tokyo, strengthen links in region: Report
However, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in May that his nation has no plans to join Nato as a member or semi-member state.
Beijing using its more militarised coast guard like a navy, setting off arms race
In just a decade, China has amassed the world’s largest coast guard fleet, and it is like no other.
Seoul baffled by opposition leader jabbing Yoon with China envoy
Opposition leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung has been criticised for backing Chinese ambassador Xing Haiming’s criticism of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s foreign policy last…
South Korea eyes bigger initiative as it returns to UN Security Council
Seoul, which received 180 votes out of 192 voting countries, last served on the council from 2013-2014, following its first-ever term from 1996-1997.
China and Russia conduct joint air patrol, alarming South Korea
China’s increasing military assertiveness in the region has coincided with an increase in military manoeuvres and drills by the US and its allies in the region.
US Navy releases video of Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe interaction’ near Taiwan
China has not commented directly on the US criticism of the encounter, and its foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.