South Korea’s Lee Affirms ‘One-China’ Stance Before Meeting Xi

South Korean President Lee Jae Myungsaid ties with Beijing are crucial and reiterated his nation’s “respect” for the “one-China” stance when it comes to Taiwan, according to an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV ahead of a meeting with President Xi Jinping.

The “healthy development of South Korea–China relations depends on full respect for each other’s core interests,” Lee said, according to a Chinese translation of the interview posted by CCTV. “With regard to China’s most core concern, the Taiwan issue, we will uphold our position of respecting the one-China stance.”

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