China and South Korea pledge peninsula stability
The talks put Beijing’s role in focus as Seoul seeks help bringing North Korea back to dialogue and raises discussions on ending the armistice-bound Korean War.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 18:31
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited South Korea on Aug. 19 and met South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, with both pledging cooperation for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
South Korean media cited in the report said Cho raised President Lee Jae-myung’s recent remarks on ending the Korean War. Cho said South Korea would work toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace, adding that Seoul would “cooperate with China based on the common South Korea-China interest of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.”
Wang said China would play a constructive role toward peace and development on the peninsula. He also said he hoped that “South Korea and North Korea will gradually make use of opportunities for peace and coexistence.”
Lee’s administration has taken a conciliatory stance toward North Korea and has previously asked China to play a constructive role in bringing Pyongyang back to dialogue.
In an Aug. 15 Liberation Day speech, Lee called for the start of “discussions among the parties concerned” toward ending the Korean War, which remains under armistice. The parties are seen as including North Korea, the United States and China.
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