{"id":2201802,"date":"2023-07-27T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2201802"},"modified":"2023-07-26T19:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T10:34:48","slug":"chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese ambassador Xing Haiming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20230726006700315?section=news\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for stronger ties and increased exchanges between South Korea and China during talks with Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun on the sidelines of the South Korea-China Future Forum opening ceremony at Jeju Island. These comments come amid rising tensions following Xing\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/a-chinese-diplomats-controversial-remarks-stoke-tensions-with-south-korea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">criticism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Yoon administration\u2019s alignment with Washington last month. The ambassador stressed the \u201cinseparable\u201d relationship between the two countries, citing the importance of a \u201cgood neighborly\u201d spirit to advance bilateral relations and overcome any arising conflicts through dialogue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xing reportedly responded favorably to Governor Oh\u2019s request to facilitate Chinese tourist visits to Jeju Island, emphasizing the importance of tourism for fostering bilateral exchanges and expressing optimism about the prospects of increasing travel between the two regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xing\u2019s call for stronger ties and increased exchanges between South Korea and China comes amid strained relations between the two countries. Xing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/a-chinese-diplomats-controversial-remarks-stoke-tensions-with-south-korea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">warned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Seoul during his meeting with main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung against siding with the U.S. in its rivalry with China, saying those who bet on China\u2019s loss would \u201cdefinitely regret it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This diplomatic shift comes in the wake of China recently replacing its foreign minister. Qin Gang was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/25\/china\/china-foreign-minister-qin-gang-replaced-wang-yi-intl-hnk\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">succeeded<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by his predecessor, Wang Yi, after a month-long absence from the public eye. Wang\u2019s return to his former post may have implications for South Korea-China relations. Wang previously served as China\u2019s foreign minister from 2013 to 2022, which involved interactions with multiple South Korean presidential administrations. His experience and familiarity with South Korea could facilitate smoother negotiations and bridge gaps in understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, Wang Yi recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/top-chinese-diplomat-proposes-talks-with-japan-south-korea-kyodo-2023-07-23\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proposed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> high-level official talks among South Korea, China and Japan. This proposition suggests a possible avenue for diplomatic discussions, which could help thaw the chilled ties among the East Asian nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese ambassador Xing Haiming called for stronger ties and increased exchanges between South Korea and China during talks with Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun on the sidelines of the South Korea-China Future Forum opening ceremony at Jeju Island. These comments come amid rising tensions following Xing\u2019s criticism of the Yoon administration\u2019s alignment with Washington last month. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2201803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-2201802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-inter-korean-foreign-relations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chinese ambassador Xing Haiming called for stronger ties and increased exchanges between South Korea and China during talks with Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun on the sidelines of the South Korea-China Future Forum opening ceremony at Jeju Island. These comments come amid rising tensions following Xing\u2019s criticism of the Yoon administration\u2019s alignment with Washington last month. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"548\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"johnleenknews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@southkoreapro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@southkoreapro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"KOREA PRO\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"johnleenknews\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9766dba611638edc06a6e0b7078714d\"},\"headline\":\"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\"},\"wordCount\":314,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Briefings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\",\"name\":\"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png\",\"width\":1870,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\",\"name\":\"KOREA PRO\",\"description\":\"Be smart about South Korea. Up-to-date analysis on foreign relations, politics, society and economy. Made by the producers of NK PRO and NK News.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"KOREA PRO\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png\",\"width\":360,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"KOREA PRO\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/southkoreapro\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO","og_description":"Chinese ambassador Xing Haiming called for stronger ties and increased exchanges between South Korea and China during talks with Jeju Governor Oh Young-hun on the sidelines of the South Korea-China Future Forum opening ceremony at Jeju Island. These comments come amid rising tensions following Xing\u2019s criticism of the Yoon administration\u2019s alignment with Washington last month. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/","og_site_name":"KOREA PRO","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/","article_published_time":"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png","width":1024,"height":548,"type":"image\/png"}],"author":"johnleenknews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@southkoreapro","twitter_site":"@southkoreapro","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"KOREA PRO","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/"},"author":{"name":"johnleenknews","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9766dba611638edc06a6e0b7078714d"},"headline":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions","datePublished":"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/"},"wordCount":314,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png","keywords":["Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations"],"articleSection":["Briefings"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/","name":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions - KOREA PRO","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png","datePublished":"2023-07-26T23:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-26T10:34:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/wang-yi.png","width":1870,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/chinese-ambassador-urges-stronger-ties-with-south-korea-after-month-of-tensions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chinese ambassador urges stronger ties with South Korea after month of tensions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/","name":"KOREA PRO","description":"Be smart about South Korea. Up-to-date analysis on foreign relations, politics, society and economy. Made by the producers of NK PRO and NK News.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization","name":"KOREA PRO","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png","width":360,"height":50,"caption":"KOREA PRO"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/","https:\/\/x.com\/southkoreapro"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201802"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201802"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2201812,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201802\/revisions\/2201812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}