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Our Foreign Ministry called Ambassador of China and Ambassador to Japan today (26th). Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa is said to be sorry after the Chinese king calls the foreign minister. Nevertheless, 30 countries have banned or restricted entry.

Reporter Kim Hye-young will deliver the news.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today called the Chinese ambassador to Xinghaiming and the Japanese Ambassador Tomita.

Explaining our defense efforts and at the same time declaring that both countries' restrictions on entry are excessive.

Xin Haiming said it was not a central government action and aimed at Korea.

[Singhaiming / Chinese Ambassador to Korea: Some local governments are not doing things against the Korean people. There are also many Chinese people. Please understand and understand.]

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa, who said China's measures were excessive this morning, confirmed that SBS reports that a little later in England, the Chinese king would call the foreign minister and express his strong regret.

Kang is said to be calling for the central government's efforts to stop the containment of South Koreans from parts of China.

The government communicates explanations and protests to each country through diplomatic channels, but a growing number of countries and regions prohibit or restrict entry.

To date, 17 countries, including Japan and Vietnam, and 13 countries, including Taiwan and Colombia, have restricted entry due to increased quarantine or quarantine.

In addition, 24 countries, including the United States, have travel alerts to pay attention to when visiting Korea, and six countries have stopped traveling to and from Korea.

(Video coverage: Jung Sunghwa, Video editing: Jongwoo Kim, CG: Hyunjung Jung)