BEIJING(AP) – In a reciprocal move after Beijing’s envoy to South Korea was summoned last week, a Chinese official has lodged a complaint with the South Korean ambassador to China, alleging that Seoul’s response was unsatisfying and accused him of leaning towards the country. United States. According to a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday, Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong expressed dissatisfaction with the response to the meeting between Chinese Ambassador Zheng Haiming and South Korea’s opposition leader.
Nong emphasized that it is Ambassador Zing’s responsibility to meet with various people in South Korea. He further urged Seoul to consider bilateral relations and cooperate with China to promote healthy and stable relations, as stated in the ministry’s statement.
This diplomatic dispute between China and South Korea comes in the context of the intense global competition for influence between the United States and China. South Korea, heavily reliant on exports of computer memory chips and technology products, faces challenges in balancing trade between its longtime military ally, the United States, and China, its biggest goods buyer.
On Friday, South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin accused Ambassador Jung of his “nonsensical and warned about provocative” remarks. . During the meeting, Xing accused Yun’s government of showing excessive favoritism to Seoul’s treaty ally, the United States, and damaging its relationship with China.
Citing the country’s growing trade deficit with China, Xing blamed South Korea alone for “many difficulties” in bilateral relations, which he attributed to “de-Chineseization” efforts. gave The comment apparently refers to South Korean companies taking steps to move their supply chains away from China.
Seoul immediately condemned Xing’s comments, accusing them of violating diplomatic protocol and meddling in South Korea’s domestic politics. Tensions between China and South Korea continue to rise, highlighting the complex dynamics in their bilateral relationship.
