中 왕이 25~27일 방한...강경화 만나 '포스트 美대선' 등 현안 논의<br /><br />China’s foreign minister will visit Seoul next week for meetings with officials here amid efforts to resume bilateral summit diplomacy and stalled nuclear talks involving North Korea.<br />Wang Yi will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday for a three-day stay and meet his counterpart Kang Kyung-wha for a high-level bilateral exchange and to discuss regional issues including North Korea and the COVID-19 outbreak.<br />His visit comes as the two countries explore a potential visit to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the U.S. is soon to have new leadership.<br />Yoon Jung-min reports.<br />China's foreign minister Wang Yi will be coming to Seoul from November 25th to the 27th for talks with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha.<br />According to the South Korean foreign ministry, they will discuss ways to work together on tackling COVID-19 and issues on the Korean Peninsula.<br />Also on the agenda are regional and international issues... at a time when the U.S. is about to have a new administration, and the relations between Washington and Beijing appear to be as tense as ever.<br />"I think the purpose of his visit is to check up on South Korea's position on newly elected President-elect, Mr. Biden. And with Mr. Biden coming into power, there's going to be a lot of agenda on the table between South Korea and the United States. For instance, Quad, the Indo-Pacific Strategy..."<br />The two top diplomats are also likely to discuss a possible visit to South Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br />This week, the Chinese ambassador to Seoul, Xing Haiming said South Korea will be the first country President Xi visits when the pandemic situation stabilizes.<br />"At this moment, because of the coronavirus situation as well as China's situation, domestically speaking, I don't think it's going to facilitate his visit before the end of the year, but they might be talking about the pending visit... probably next year or so."<br />Seoul's foreign ministry says the two foreign ministers have been in frequent communication, but it will be their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began.<br />Wang last visited South Korea in December 2019.<br />While here, Wang is likely to meet other high-ranking officials as well.<br />Before his visit to South Korea, the Chinese diplomat will visit Japan from November 24th to the 25th.<br />There, he is expected to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his own Japanese counterpart, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.<br />Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.<br />
