# Chinese FM urges strategic cooperation, mutual trust with South Korea

https://mins.news/en/item/27970

- CGTN, 2026-08-20 09:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-20/Chinese-FM-urges-efforts-to-ease-tensions-on-Korean-Peninsula-1PLn4SO1fos/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on China and South Korea to improve communication, build mutual trust and deepen strategic cooperation across political, economic, trade and security fields during talks in Seoul with South Korean national security adviser Wi Sung-lac. Wi said Seoul was ready to implement the leaders’ consensus and advance the partnership. The two sides also discussed regional security and the Korean Peninsula.

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