<Anchor> Over the
mention of the Taiwan issue at the ROK-US summit, the Chinese government issued an official position not to play with fire, saying it was interfering with internal affairs. In response, a senior Blue House official explained that China is showing an attitude that understands the position of Korea.
Reporter Kim Hye-young reports.
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[Last 21st, the joint press conference of the
ROK-US Summit
: Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are very important.] At the
end of last week, the ROK-US leaders first included the issue of the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea in a joint statement. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not hide any signs of discomfort.
[Zhao Li Zhen/Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman: The countries concerned should be careful with the Taiwan issue and not play with fire.]
Chinese Ambassador Xing Hai-ming also said, “There is no statement in the US statement that China is China, but we do not know what we are doing aimed at China. "No," he said, "I saw the summit unfortunately."
A senior Blue House official explained that China also showed an attitude of understanding Korea's position when meeting reporters in the country.
In addition, he said the phrases in the Taiwan Strait stated in the Joint Declaration were expressed in line with the basic stance of considering the peculiarity of bilateral relations, that is, in line with the recognition of the principle of one China.
It is said that China is well aware of this situation as it has been expressed only at the principle level.
The government believes that the water level is low this time compared to the opposition from China that came out after the US-Japan summit joint statement was announced.