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Korea has decided to participate in the preliminary meeting of the so-called 'Chip 4', a US-led semiconductor supply chain consultative body.
As the United States has a strong character to contain China, the task remaining to us is how to manage China's backlash in the future.
Correspondent Kim Min-jung.
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Korean government, which has been approaching 'Chip 4' with a cautious attitude for fear of backlash from China, has decided to attend the 'Chip 4 Preliminary Meeting' to be held next month.
In fact, while formalizing its participation in Chip 4, Foreign Minister Park Jin headed to China.
Wang Yi is the first high-level official of the new government to visit China for a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Security issues on the Korean Peninsula, such as North Korea's provocation, and economic cooperation between Korea and China will be widely discussed.
[Park Jin/Minister of Foreign Affairs: ('Chip 4') is not intended to exclude any specific country.
If China has concerns, I will explain them so that they can be resolved.]
It means that China's concerns will be resolved through sufficient dialogue. helped out.
He also said that the possibility of China's retaliation will vary depending on the content and level of Chip 4, and that we will give our opinion on this at a preliminary meeting.
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The country is dependent on China for more than 60% of its semiconductor exports, and concerns about economic retaliation such as the THAAD incident are growing.
In addition, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan put the new government's diplomatic ability to manage the sharp issue of Chip 4 at a time when the US-China conflict was at its height.