문 대통령, 내일 왕이 중국 국무위원과 한중 현안 논의...중일 외교장관 경제는 협력<br /><br />China's top diplomat is due to arrive in South Korea later tonight after spending two days in Tokyo.<br />In Seoul until Friday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay a visit to Seoul's top office for a meeting with President Moon Jae in and also sit down for a bilat with his South Korean counterpart to discuss a range of issues, including North Korea, the pandemic and an incoming U.S. administration under President-elect Joe Biden.<br />His visit also comes amid talks of a trip to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br />Hong Yoo reports.<br />President Moon Jae-in will meet with China's top diplomat Wang Yi at the Blue House on Thursday afternoon.<br />Likely to be on the agenda,... is a possible visit to South Korea by Chinese President Xi Jinping and a potential trilateral summit between Korea, China, and Japan.<br />Wang Yi could also bring up the recent tensions between Beijing and Washington as his visit comes just before the U.S. fully transitions into a Biden administration in January.<br />Beijing has been emphasizing the need for cooperation in COVID-19 quarantine measures and the economy.<br />Biden, meanwhile, has promised to re-engage with U.S. allies.<br />Other issues likely to be discussed are denuclearization, peace on the Korean Peninsula and China-Japan relations.<br />Before his meeting with President Moon, Wang is also scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Thursday.<br />The two will exchange views on bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues... including cooperation in combatting the pandemic.<br />Wang Yi's visit comes on the heels of his Tokyo visit on Tuesday.<br />During his talk with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, the two agreed to cooperate in reviving the economy hit hard by COVID-19... but were at odds when it came to certain territorial issues.<br />There is a dispute relating to the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea...currently under Japan's control.<br />Japan calls them "Senkaku Islands" and China "Diaoyu".<br />Wang defended China's coast guard patrols in the area saying that they will continue to safeguard what is theirs... while Motegi strongly urged China to take a forward-looking approach.<br />Both agreed to resume business travel by the end of this month through a program which allows visitors limited activities during their two-week quarantine period.<br />Hong Yoo, Arirang News.<br />
