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Korea has actually decided to participate in the so-called Chip 4, a semiconductor supply chain consultative body led by the United States.
As the council has a strong character to check China, the remaining task is how to manage China's backlash in the future.
To solve the homework, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin left for China today (8th).
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, it has officially announced its participation in Chip 4, and Foreign Minister Park Jin headed to China today.
It will be the first high-level visit to China by the new government for the Korea-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tomorrow.
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 there is a concern in China, I will explain it so that it can be resolved.]
It means that China's concern will be resolved through sufficient dialogue. helped out.
According to the content and level of Chip 4, the possibility of China's retaliation will vary.
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.
(Video coverage: Park Young-il, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)