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Korean government has notified China that it has decided to participate in the US-led semiconductor consultative body.
China emphasized safeguarding its semiconductor supply chain and said it expects South Korea to make an appropriate judgment.
Reporter Kim A-young reports.
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Amid grievous pending issues, the South Korean and Chinese diplomats met in Qingdao, China.
This is the first time that a Korean foreign minister has visited China since the new government, and Wang Yi, foreign minister, made a stern remark.
[Wang Yi / Minister of Foreign Affairs of China: We must consider each other's important concerns.
We must maintain a stable and smooth supply chain and industrial network by adhering to openness
and ‘win-win.’]
Director Wang Yi has officially notified that the government has decided to attend the Chip 4 preliminary meeting.
At the same time, he demanded from the Chinese side the huai budong, which means mutual respect.
[Minister Park Jin/Minister of Foreign Affairs: As a global pivotal country, we will seek cooperation with China in the spirit of Huayi in accordance with national interests and principles in accordance with national interests and principles.]
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Minister Park’s judgment was based on national interests only, excluding or targeting specific countries. He made it clear that it wasn't.
Director Wang Yi listened seriously, this official explained.
It also said that China is closely monitoring the US's movements and expects the South Korean side to make an appropriate judgment in the future.
It is interpreted as asking for the discussion to materialize in a way that does not undermine China's national interest in a situation where Korea's participation in Chip 4 has become a pre-established fact.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that while China reconfirmed the so-called THAAD demand for three dollars, they agreed that this issue should not become a stumbling block to Korea-China relations.