Chinese Authorities Summon Korean Ambassador to Protest Against Refusal to Take Issue with Chinese Ambassador’s Remarks

The Chinese authorities also summoned Korean Ambassador to China Jeong Jae-ho to protest against the Korean government’s refusal to take issue with Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming’s remarks.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said, “Deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nung Lung met with Ambassador to China Jeong Jae-ho the day before, promising a ‘wejian’, or meeting, and raised negotiations over the South Korean side’s unfair reaction to the exchange between Ambassador Xing and Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader, and raised serious concerns. and expressed dissatisfaction,” he said.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, after explaining China’s position on Korea-China relations to Ambassador Chung, Nung said, “It is his job for Ambassador Xing Haiming to contact and interact with people from all walks of life in Korea.”

He also emphasized, “I hope that the Korean side will look back on where the current problems are in China-Korea relations and have sincere dialogue.”

Ambassador Jung Jae-ho’s remarks were not separately introduced.

Earlier, on the 9th, Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin met with Lee Jae-myung, the head of the Democratic Party, and called Ambassador Singh to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building to protest, saying, “Those who bet on China’s defeat will definitely regret it later.”

′′ Wejian ′′ is a term that means that the Chinese foreign ministry meets with the diplomats of other countries and deliver protests, etc. It corresponds to our government’s ′′ invitation ′′.