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Wang Yi Urges South Korea Autonomy Amid Missile Tests

8/22/2026

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Wang Yi Urges Autonomy

Wang Yi urged South Korea to keep autonomy, avoiding alignment with Beijing or Washington.
He told Wi Sung-lac the U.S. must drop its hostile policy toward North Korea.
He said peninsula peace requires addressing root causes and restarting inter-Korean dialogue.
North Korea fired over ten short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, its third test this month.
Lee Jae Myung proposed talks to end the Korean War and create a peace regime.

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Wang Yi Visits

Wang Yi made his first official visit to South Korea in five years, since September 2021.
Cho Hyun and Wang Yi agreed to prepare a leaders’ summit on the sidelines of November APEC meeting in Shenzhen.
They identified five projects: 35th anniversary events, horizontal economic cooperation, panda introduction, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people programs.
Both sides pledged to manage the Yellow Sea stably and urged China to curb illegal fishing.

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Wang Yi Urges Autonomy

Wang Yi urged South Korea to keep autonomy, avoiding alignment with Beijing or Washington.
He told Wi Sung-lac the U.S. must drop its hostile policy toward North Korea.
He said peninsula peace requires addressing root causes and restarting inter-Korean dialogue.
North Korea fired over ten short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, its third test this month.
Lee Jae Myung proposed talks to end the Korean War and create a peace regime.

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