{"id":14155,"date":"2026-08-19T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14155"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:55:50","slug":"south-korea-turns-to-china-as-trump-warms-up-to-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14155","title":{"rendered":"South Korea turns to China as Trump warms up to Kim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133350027,imgsize-100554,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/wang-yi.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea turns to China as Trump warms up to Kim\" title=\"Chinese FM Wang Yi arrived in Seoul amid Trump\u2019s push to revive talks with Kim Jong Un, as US scales back joint drills with South Korea\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Chinese FM Wang Yi arrived in Seoul amid Trump\u2019s push to revive talks with Kim Jong Un, as US scales back joint drills with South Korea\">Chinese FM Wang Yi arrived in Seoul amid Trump\u2019s push to revive talks with Kim Jong Un, as US scales back joint drills with South Korea<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with South Korean officials, as US President Donald Trump\u2019s push to revive diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reshapes the security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Wang met South Korean foreign minister Cho Hyun shortly after arriving and is scheduled to meet President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The talks come just days after Trump ordered changes to the annual US-South Korea military exercises, saying he did so because of his \u201cvery good relationship\u201d with Kim and signalling that he remains open to another meeting with the North Korean leader.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The US and South Korea had been conducting the annual drills as a major show of military readiness against North Korea. <!-- -->The exercises, involving tens of thousands of troops, were scaled back amid Trump\u2019s renewed outreach to Pyongyang. Trump has also been weighing how to manage US military commitments in the region as Washington remains heavily engaged in the war with Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The decision has drawn attention because the exercises have long been a key part of the US security commitment to South Korea.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>North Korea routinely condemns them as rehearsals for an invasion, while Seoul and Washington have maintained that they are defensive in nature.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Against this backdrop, Wang\u2019s Seoul visit gives Beijing a chance to push for a diplomatic solution while reinforcing its own role in Korean Peninsula affairs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>China is North Korea\u2019s only formal treaty ally, and Wang said Washington should change its \u201chostile policy\u201d towards Pyongyang.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>China\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and promoting a political settlement were in the \u201ccommon interests of all parties\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Wang also said China hoped South Korea and North Korea could gradually pursue opportunities for \u201cpeace and coexistence\u201d, while expressing Beijing\u2019s support for lasting stability and development on the peninsula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Seoul seeks closer China ties<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>South Korea is simultaneously trying to strengthen its relationship with Beijing. Foreign minister Cho told Parliament that Seoul was pursuing a summit between Lee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Lee is expected to attend the APEC meeting and has proposed multilateral talks involving countries that were parties to the 1950-53 Korean War, with the aim of establishing lasting peace on the peninsula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Wang described South Korea as China\u2019s \u201cmost important neighbouring country\u201d and said Beijing would \u201cmake efforts that we rightfully should\u201d to support stability.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Cho said he hoped the restoration of South Korea-China relations would contribute to peace and stability across the region, including on the Korean Peninsula.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Trump\u2019s Kim outreach changes security calculus<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s decision to scale back the US-South Korea drills came as he signalled a renewed willingness to engage Kim, despite North Korea\u2019s continued rejection of denuclearisation talks on terms previously sought by Washington.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The exercises had involved roughly 39,000 US and South Korean troops, making them one of the most significant demonstrations of allied military readiness in the region. Their reduction has therefore been closely watched for what it could mean for US deterrence commitments to Seoul.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s sister, Kim Yo Jong, meanwhile said the reduction in the scale of the drills did not change their nature, with KCNA reporting that Pyongyang continued to view the exercises as a military threat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>For South Korea, the diplomatic opening presents a complicated balancing act: Seoul wants to preserve its military alliance with Washington, improve relations with Beijing and simultaneously create space for dialogue with Pyongyang.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>Wang\u2019s visit comes at precisely that intersection, with Trump reaching towards Kim, China urging dialogue and Seoul trying to keep all three relationships from colliding.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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