Chinese Ambassador to Seoul: “China-South Korea relations are not improving” – WORLD

Chinese Ambassador to Seoul: “Relations between China and South Korea are not improving”Chinese Ambassador to Seoul Shing Haiming said that South Korea has not shown sensitivity on important issues such as the Taiwan issue, so bilateral relations have deteriorated.According to South China Morning Post (SCMP) news, Ambassador Shing, assessing China-South Korea relations, said that “China-South Korea relations are not going well” and that he is “concerned that relations will cease completely in the future. . Highlighting the importance of Taiwan, Shing said that if the necessary conditions are met, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol can meet, Shing invited the Seoul government to be sensitive to issues important to China, such as the issue of Taiwan.– China and South Korea have been arguing over the Taiwan issue for weeks.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s statement about Taiwan being in a sovereignty conflict with China has sparked tensions between the two countries. Stating that Taiwan “is not just a problem between China and Taiwan”, Yong said it was a “global problem” and that they would confront it together with the international community like the United States.The Chinese Foreign Ministry summoned South Korean Ambassador to Beijing Jeong Jae-ho to the ministry and said it was protesting Yoon’s remarks about Taiwan.Taiwan, which China defends as part of its territory, has enjoyed de facto independence since 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was founded. The separation between mainland China and Taiwan that arose after the civil war continues to this day, and the Chinese administration sees Taiwan as a province to be united with the mainland. While South Korea does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state, it opposes Beijing’s use of force in the region to change the status quo.