# Chinese FM calls for healthy, stable and sustainable China-South Korea ties

https://mins.news/en/item/26837

- China News Service, 2026-08-20 01:01 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2026-08-20/detail-ihfimvaz1910726.shtml

> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun that both countries should pursue healthy, stable and sustainable relations. The two sides agreed to maintain high-level exchanges, expand cooperation in areas including trade, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, and speed up phase-two free-trade negotiations.

## Related coverage

- [China diplomacy: Wang Yi urges South Korea not to take sides between Beijing, Washington](https://mins.news/en/video/27330) — CNA, 2026-08-20
- [Chinese FM calls for healthy, sustainable China-South Korea ties](https://mins.news/en/item/26880) — CGTN, 2026-08-20
- [China’s Top Envoy to Visit Seoul as Trump Shakes US-Korea Ties](https://mins.news/en/item/25002) — Bloomberg News, 2026-08-18