SEOUL — Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday following a diplomatic spat with Taiwan over its cancellation of the attendance by a senior Taipei official for a business forum in Seoul last week. Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun and aides are set to hold talks online later on Thursday with a team led by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng, the first such meeting since June 2017. ADVERTISEMENTBoth sides are expected to explore ways to reopen stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea and discuss other bilateral, regional and global issues, Seoul officials said. Taipei’s foreign ministry called the move “rude,” and summoned South Korea’s acting de facto ambassador to express its displeasure. South Korea’s foreign ministry said the decision was made by the event’s organizers based on “comprehensive considerations of all circumstances”, without elaborating.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2021 15:30 UTC