China's Foreign Minister Wang Yong meets South Korea President Mun.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yong met in Korea for the first time in four years, met with President Moon Jae-in, and agreed that the two countries would collaborate through a summit meeting between Japan, China and South Korea later this month. Did.

On May 5, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yong met with President Moon Jane in Seoul.

China-Korea relations deteriorated over the deployment of the US military interceptor missile system, THAAD, in South Korea.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Mun mentioned the summit meeting between the three countries of Japan, China and South Korea to be held in Beijing later this month and said, “I hope that the dialogue between Korea and China will deepen in the future.”

On the other hand, Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that “the cooperation between China and South Korea and Japan, China and Korea must be promoted,” and agreed that the two countries would cooperate through the summit.

President Mun also mentioned that the US-North Korea talks about the denuclearization of North Korea is difficult, saying that the process of denuclearization and peacebuilding is at a crossroads, and called for China's cooperation.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, “The international situation is under threat of unilateralism and politics,” and criticized the US, which has increased pressure on China over human rights issues, while avoiding clear statements.