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the Wang Yi visit

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Wang Yi's ask in Seoul: don't take sides

China's foreign minister blamed US policy for peninsula tension and urged Seoul off the fence, with a third Lee-Xi summit penciled in for APEC in Shenzhen.

he wants beijing's help on pyongyang without paying for it in washington's currency — hence a great deal of 'close communication' and no commitments anyone can quote back at him

SCMP calls the visit a low blow

The history

  1. 2026-08-22— #4 · 11% · fading — Wang Yi's ask in Seoul: don't take sides
  2. 2026-08-21— #3 · 12% · fading — Wang Yi tells Seoul not to pick sides; Lee asks Beijing to keep talking
  3. 2026-08-20— #2 · 21% · new this week — China's Top Diplomat Lands in Seoul and Asks Lee to Pick Neither Side