# US should abandon hostile policy toward North Korea — Chinese foreign minister

https://mins.news/en/item/26316

- TASS, 2026-08-19 14:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175215

> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the United States to change its long-standing hostile policy toward North Korea after talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Seoul. Asked about possible Chinese mediation of a US-North Korea summit, Wang said the decision should be made by Pyongyang and Washington.

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