South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent comments to Reuters about the possibility of Seoul providing weapons to Ukraine attracted significant attention and commentary among ROK media. But it was his comments on Taiwan in the same interview that caught Beijing’s eye — and drew its ire.

“The Taiwan issue is not simply an issue between China and Taiwan but, like the issue of North Korea, it is a global issue,” Yoon said.

In response to his comments, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told reportersthat “The issue of the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan question are completely different in nature,