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South Korean President Moon Jae In, left, shake hands with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping welcomed his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae In to Beijing yesterday for a visit dedicated to improving ties that have nosedived since Seoul’s deployment of a US anti-missile system.
Greeting President Moon in the Great Hall of the People in the heart of the capital, Mr Xi said that bilateral relations had suffered setbacks “for reasons known to all.
“I hope and believe that your visit will be an important opportunity to improve relations as we seek to find ways to carve a better path based on mutual respect and trust,” he added.
The cancelled China trip of the German Foreign Minister marks a break with Helmut Schmidt’s China policy and drives Germany further into Washington’s confrontation course, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
From 35,000 troops in Talisman Sabre war games to HMS Spey provocations in the Taiwan Strait, Labour continues Tory militarisation — all while claiming to uphold ‘one China’ diplomatic agreements from 1972, reports KENNY COYLE
