{"id":2205501,"date":"2024-06-19T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T23:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205501"},"modified":"2024-06-18T20:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:38:24","slug":"south-korea-and-china-hold-key-talks-amid-rising-russia-north-korea-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/south-korea-and-china-hold-key-talks-amid-rising-russia-north-korea-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea and China hold key talks amid rising Russia-North Korea ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korean and Chinese senior foreign and defense officials held their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20240618127751504?section=politics\/diplomacy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ctwo plus two\u201d talks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Tuesday. The South Korean delegation, led by First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun and Director General for International Policy Lee Seung-beom, met with the Chinese delegation, which included Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Zhang Baoqun, Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dialogue followed an agreement between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at last month\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/trilateral-summit-outcomes-shape-future-of-trade-and-economic-cooperation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROK-Japan-China trilateral summit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Key topics for discussion included bilateral relations, the Korean Peninsula\u2019s security situation and broader regional and international issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201ctwo plus two\u201d talks with China occurred just before Russian leader <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/2024\/06\/north-korea-lines-streets-with-putin-portraits-and-russian-flags-ahead-of-visit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vladimir Putin\u2019s visit to North Korea<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to meet with Kim Jong Un. Putin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20240618009600315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reportedly ordered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the signing of a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with North Korea before arriving in the DPRK, signaling deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. This development raises concerns about the potential enhancement of North Korea\u2019s military capabilities and will likely prompt South Korea to seek China\u2019s cooperation to mitigate this risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yoon administration has spent the past two years <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/u-s-south-korea-and-japan-institutionalize-partnership-amid-challenges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improving relations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the U.S. and Japan while ties with China have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/06\/a-chinese-diplomats-controversial-remarks-stoke-tensions-with-south-korea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deteriorated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With Putin\u2019s visit to Pyongyang, South Korea may adopt a more cautious approach toward China. 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