{"id":2205075,"date":"2024-05-13T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205075"},"modified":"2024-05-12T22:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T13:37:22","slug":"foreign-ministers-of-south-korea-china-pave-way-for-crucial-trilateral-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/foreign-ministers-of-south-korea-china-pave-way-for-crucial-trilateral-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign ministers of South Korea, China pave way for crucial trilateral meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.kr\/www\/brd\/m_4080\/view.do?seq=374985\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discuss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bilateral relations, issues pertaining to the Korean Peninsula and regional and international issues on Monday and Tuesday. South Korean foreign minister Cho Tae-yul and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will also finalize details for the upcoming ROK-Japan-China trilateral summit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his visit to Beijing, Cho will also meet with ROK business leaders in China to address their concerns and discuss support measures. Additionally, he will convene a meeting with the consuls general in China to share the results of his meeting with Wang and encourage strategic efforts to promote political, economic, cultural and people-to-people exchanges at the local level to bolster ROK-China relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting between Cho and Wang will likely serve as a platform for the trilateral summit expected from May 26-27. Wang will likely seek to address China\u2019s concerns over South Korea\u2019s recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/2024\/04\/us-rok-and-japan-hold-nuclear-bomber-drills-after-north-korean-missile-launch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint military exercises<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the U.S. and Japan and its perceived shift away from a \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xwfw_665399\/s2510_665401\/2511_665403\/202403\/t20240312_11259713.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prudent and neutral position<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d on issues like China\u2019s frequent clash with the Philippines in the South China Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea\u2019s participation in the joint exercises and its expressed concern over Chinese actions against Philippine vessels in March have likely unnerved Beijing. Notably, President Yoon Suk-yeol <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/yoons-press-conference-apologetic-tone-unchanged-stance-on-key-issues\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did not mention China<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during his first press briefing in 21 months on Thursday. As such, the Cho-Wang meeting will likely set the tone for the trilateral summit and determine whether South Korea can successfully balance its relations with China and its regional and global allies and partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><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>The South Korean and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to discuss bilateral relations, issues pertaining to the Korean Peninsula and regional and international issues on Monday and Tuesday. South Korean foreign minister Cho Tae-yul and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will also finalize details for the upcoming ROK-Japan-China trilateral summit. 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