South Korea on Friday summoned China’s top envoy to protest against his “provocative” remarks on United States-South Korea relations, saying that such an act amounts to interference in internal affairs.
Chinese envoy Xing Haiming made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday, in which he urged South Korea to “get rid of the interference of external factors when handling relations with China.”
“China-ROK relations are currently encountering considerable difficulties. Frankly speaking, the responsibility for this does not lie with China,” he said, using South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea.
“The United States is trying its best to suppress China. Some people bet that the United States will win and China will lose,” the envoy added. “Those who bet against China will regret it in the future.”…